(India) The department concerned with tax on goods manufactured or produced.
(India) The department concerned with tax on goods manufactured or produced.
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(UK, historical) A small decorative glass object, often hollow-stemmed, manufactured in the mid-1700s when glass was taxed by weight.
(British) The government department that collects and manages revenue.
(India) A revenue tax on the manufacture or sale of liquors and drugs.
(UK, taxes, historical) A British government department responsible for the collection of taxes (not including local taxes and customs and excise duties).
(India, obsolete, by extension) A tax or custom duty.