roof tax

noun

A tax based on house prices, proposed as an alternative to the poll tax in the 1990s.

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Meanings

nounroof tax (plural roof taxes)

plural roof taxes

  1. UKA tax based on house prices, proposed as an alternative to the poll tax in the 1990s.
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