wealth tax

/ˈwɛlθ tæks/· noun

财经/商业B2

wealth tax
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Chinese meaning

财cái富fù税shuì(对duì高gāo净jìng值zhí人rén群qún征zhēng收shōu的de税shuì种zhǒng)

按àn总zǒng资zī产chǎn征zhēng收shōu的de税shuì

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加jiā州zhōu拟nǐ对duì亿yì万wàn富fù豪háo一yí次cì性xìng征zhēng5%税shuì

Example

The exchange centered on California's Proposition 40, a controversial ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on residents with more than $1 billion in assets.

这zhè场chǎng交jiāo锋fēng的de焦jiāo点diǎn是shì加jiā州zhōu第dì40号hào公gōng投tóu提tí案àn——一yī项xiàng有yǒu争zhēng议yì的de法fǎ案àn,拟nǐ对duì资zī产chǎn超chāo过guò10亿yì美měi元yuán的de居jū民mín一yí次cì性xìng征zhēng收shōu5%的de财cái富fù税shuì。

Source: Fox Business · 16 Aug 2026

Background ✎

马mǎ克kè·库kù班bān与yǔ议yì员yuán就jiù加jiā州zhōu拟nǐ征zhēng亿yì万wàn富fù豪háo财cái富fù税shuì展zhǎn开kāi激jī烈liè交jiāo锋fēng

Roots · etymology

wealth源古英语'福祉';tax源拉丁'评估征收'

  • wealth(财富)+ tax(税)

Collocations

  • impose a wealth tax / wealth tax on billionaires / one-time wealth tax

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