Stamp

  • 81stamp duty reserve tax — (SDRT) A tax introduced by the Finance Act 1986. It is not technically stamp duty but a separate tax imposing a charge of 0.5% on agreements to transfer chargeable securities for consideration. As a general rule, the payment of stamp duty on a… …

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  • 82STAMP ACT — (1765) Loi promulguée en 1765 par le roi George III d’Angleterre et imposant un droit de timbre sur les actes légaux, les annonces publicitaires et la presse dans les colonies américaines. Le Stamp Act devait permettre par les ressources ainsi… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 83Stamp Act — Stamp Act, the a British law made in 1765 which put a tax on Britain s colonies in North America. According to this law, various documents had to carry a stamp, which had to be paid for. This caused a lot of anger in the colonies, and opponents… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 84stamp collecting — stamp col|lect|ing [ stæmp kə lektıŋ ] noun uncount the activity of collecting POSTAGE STAMPS from different countries and keeping them in a book called a stamp album ╾ stamp col,lect|or noun count …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 85stamp out something — stamp out (something) to stop or destroy something. How long have we been trying to stamp out drugs? Everyone enjoys these games, although some people want to stamp them out …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 86stamp out — (something) to stop or destroy something. How long have we been trying to stamp out drugs? Everyone enjoys these games, although some people want to stamp them out …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 87stamp office — noun An office where stamp duties are received and stamps issued • • • Main Entry: ↑stamp …

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  • 88stamp paper — noun Paper bearing a government revenue stamp • • • Main Entry: ↑stamp …

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  • 89stamp duty land tax — (SDLT) A tax on transactions involving interests in land in the UK introduced on 1 December 2003. The tax is not triggered by the execution of a document but is payable automatically on the due date, which is 30 days after the effective date of… …

    Law dictionary

  • 90stamp collecting — stamp col.lecting n [U] the practice of collecting stamps from interest or because of their financial value >stamp collector n …

    Dictionary of contemporary English