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impuesto

tax

noun adjective eem-PWES-toh Less Common

Also means

imposed

Usage Note

Impuesto as a noun means 'tax' (impuesto sobre la renta = income tax; impuesto al valor agregado = VAT/sales tax). As an adjective (past participle of imponer) it means 'imposed.' The key tax abbreviations a learner encounters in Spain are IRPF (income tax) and IVA (VAT). Declaración de impuestos is 'tax return.'

Examples

"El gobierno subió el impuesto sobre el tabaco."

Natural Translation

The government raised the tax on tobacco.

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