hypertax

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ tax.

Noun

hypertax (plural hypertaxes)

1. An extremely heavy tax
   • 2003 October 1, Robert M. Arlen, David Pratt, “The New York (and other states) death tax trap.”, in Florida Bar Journal‎^[1]:

     In order to highlight the extremity of the New York hypertax, assume a Florida resident decedent dies with a $10 million estate consisting of Florida realty and tangible personal property of $1 million; […]

   • 2008 December 9, Patrick McIlheran, “Don’t believe the Big Three”, in New York Post:

     It could mainly make sure it doesn’t mess up the economy, nor workers’ future prospects, with hypertaxes, microregulation and a stasis-supporting bailout […]

   • 2009 February 14, “Letters: Time to sack the bonus culture”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Bring in a hypertax rate of say 90p in the pound on certain incomes.

Related terms

• hypertaxation