a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached, usually on documents or publications
stamp duty
Noun
a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
surtax
Noun
an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
surtax
Verb
levy an extra tax on
supertax
Noun
an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
straight-line method
Noun
(accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life
special assessment
Noun
an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property
straight-line method of depreciation
Noun
(accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life
stakes
Noun
the money risked on a gamble
sales tax
Noun
a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer
special drawing rights
Noun
reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund
ship money
Noun
an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense
sum of money
Noun
a quantity of money
sweat equity
Noun
interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance
straight life insurance
Noun
insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured
stockholding
Noun
ownership of stocks
stockholding
Noun
a specific number of stocks or shares owned
stockholdings
Noun
a specific number of stocks or shares owned
simple interest
Noun
interest paid on the principal alone
self-insurance
Noun
insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy
stock of record
Noun
stock held by stockholders of record on a given date
security deposit
Noun
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
second mortgage
Noun
a mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage
subsistence
Noun
minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
subsistence
Noun
the state of existing in reality
subsistence
Noun
a means of surviving
stash
Noun
a secret store of valuables or money
stash
Verb
save up as for future use
seed stock
Noun
a supply of seeds or tubers reserved for planting
seed corn
Noun
good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting
seed grain
Noun
good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting
soil bank
Noun
land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops
sixpence
Noun
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies
subtreasury
Noun
a subordinate treasury or place of deposit
sou
Noun
a former French coin of low denomination
seed pearl
Noun
a small imperfect pearl
sinking fund
Noun
a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities
silver standard
Noun
a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver
savings
Noun
a fund of money put by as a reserve
superannuation fund
Noun
a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service
silver certificate
Noun
formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver
slush fund
Noun
a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials
sterling
Adjective
highest in quality
sterling
Noun
British money
shekels
Noun
informal terms for money
simoleons
Noun
informal terms for money
shinplaster
Noun
paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
spendthrift trust
Noun
a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence
savings account trust
Noun
a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime
savings bank trust
Noun
a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime