noun
a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
• Syn: ↑IR
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑administrative unit, ↑administrative body
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inland revenue noun
1. Internal revenue, derived from direct taxes such as income tax and stamp duty
2. (with caps) the government department responsible for collecting such taxes
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Main Entry: ↑inland
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Inland Revenue,
British. internal revenue.
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noun
the Inland Revenue
: the department of the British government that is responsible for collecting taxes — compare
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the government department in Britain that was responsible for collecting taxes until 2005 when it was replaced by ↑HM Revenue and Customs
Useful english dictionary. 2012.