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| appanage |
a grant of land or revenue made by a king or queen to a dependent member of the royal family. [1/2 definitions] |
| internal revenue |
government revenue that is derived from domestic sources, such as taxes on income, profits, luxuries, and amusements. |
| IRS |
abbreviation of Internal Revenue Service, the US government agency responsible for administering and enforcing federal tax laws and collecting federal taxes. |
| Laffer Curve |
a graph illustrating the theory that increasing taxes results in increased government revenue only up to a certain point, after which further tax increases discourage production and investment. |
| payload |
the revenue-producing number or weight of passengers, cargo, or the like that a vehicle can or does carry. [1/3 definitions] |
| prebend |
the land or other source of revenue that finances this stipend. [1/3 definitions] |
| single tax |
a tax, as on real estate, that provides the entire revenue of a tax-levying entity. |
| surplus |
the excess of revenue in a budget or business over a given period of time. [1/3 definitions] |
| treasury |
(cap.) the government department responsible for public revenue. [1/4 definitions] |
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