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stamp duty

British

noun

a tax on legal documents, publications, etc, the payment of which is certified by the attaching or impressing of official stamps

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On 20 January, contracts were exchanged and more than £49,000 transferred to cover stamp duty, the deposit and fees.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

The couple's new house comes mortgage-free, with stamp duty and legal fees covered.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

The stamp duty, or property sales charge, was temporarily waived between September 2022 and April 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Currently, the U.K.’s 0.5% stamp duty charge is an outlier among major global financial centres, such as New York and Frankfurt, says the portfolio manager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The penalty for not doing so is fixed by the Stamp Act 1815, � 37, at �100, and an additional stamp duty at the rate of 10%.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

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