tax horsepower

noun

A country-specific calculation of the approximate power delivered by an automobile engine, used to determine a vehicle's road taxation rate. Modern systems may also take emissions into account.

Similar
fiscal horsepowertaxable horsepower
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Meanings

nountax horsepower (countable and uncountable, plural tax horsepowers or tax horsepower)

plural tax horsepowers

  1. countableuncountableautomotiveA country-specific calculation of the approximate power delivered by an automobile engine, used to determine a vehicle's road taxation rate. Modern systems may also take emissions into account.

    Synonyms: fiscal horsepower, taxable horsepower

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA country-specific calculation of the approximate power delivered by an automobile engine, used to determine a vehicle's road taxation rate. Modern systems may also take emissions into account.

Similar
fiscal horsepowertaxable horsepower

Translations

French cheval fiscal
  • cheval fiscalTranslations
German Steuer-PS
  • Steuer-PSTranslations
Italian potenza fiscale
  • potenza fiscaleTranslations
Portuguese cavalo fiscal
  • cavalo fiscalTranslations
Spanish caballo fiscal
  • caballo fiscalTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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