tax stamp

noun

: a stamp marked on or affixed to a taxable item as evidence that the tax has been paid

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The prices given are those indicated by state tax stamps required on all deeds. — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024 He was accused of selling loose cigarettes without a tax stamp. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024

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circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tax stamp was circa 1929

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tax stamp

noun
: a stamp affixed to an item as evidence that a tax on it has been paid
especially : one that the dealer of a controlled substance is required to purchase by payment of a tax according to a state law
an additional count of failure to purchase a tax stamp
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