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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Holloway was arrested on a first-degree charge of marijuana possession, not for personal use, which is a Class C felony, and failure to affix a tax stamp. Kennington Lloyd Smith Iii, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 Police said Holloway also will be charged with failure to affix a tax stamp, another felony. Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 Holloway was arrested on a first-degree charge of marijuana possession, not for personal use, which is a Class C felony, and failure to affix a tax stamp. ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 Holloway, 21, was arrested and charged with first-degree possession of marijuana and failure to affix a tax stamp. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026 The prices given are those indicated by state tax stamps required on all deeds. Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026 Therefore, the General Customs Directorate of Neustadt an der Weinstraße’s decision to issue a tax stamp for Sanaleo’s CBD flowers is pioneering in the German CBD industry. Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 He was accused of selling loose cigarettes without a tax stamp. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024 Semi-auto magazine fed rifles need to be Class III weapons, and the tax stamp price for them needs to be raised much higher. Amanda Morris, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tax stamp was circa 1929

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“Tax stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20stamp. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

Legal Definition

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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