stamp duty

plural stamp duties

1. countableuncountableeconomicsA tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.

   an all-up amount including GST and LCT (but not stamp duty, registration etc)

   2009, Philip McCouat, Australian Motor Vehicle Tax Guide, page 139

2. UKabbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of stamp duty land tax (“a tax on land transactions in England and Northern Ireland”).