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window tax — noun A tax levied on windows of houses (repealed 1851) • • • Main Entry: ↑window * * * window tax [window tax] noun [U] a historical tax that British people had to pay according to how many windows they had in th … Useful english dictionary
Window tax — Window Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Window tax — Taxation in the United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Kingdom Central government HM Treasury HM Revenue and Customs Income tax … Wikipedia
window tax — In England, a tax on windows, formerly levied on houses which contained more than six windows, and were worth more than ₤5 per annum; established by St. 7 Wm. Ill, c. 18. St. 14 & 15 Viet., c. 36, substituted for this tax a tax on inhabited… … Black's law dictionary
window tax — noun a tax in Britain on windows and similar openings, abolished in 1851 … English new terms dictionary
window tax — An English tax levied on the windows of buildings in 1696 … Ballentine's law dictionary
window-tax — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a tax formerly levied in England on all windows and openings for light in houses in cities and towns … Useful english dictionary
Window — Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Window back — Window Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Window blind — Window Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
