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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimpuesto sobre la estancia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: imˈpwesto ˈsoβɾe la esˈtansja
"El impuesto sobre la estancia está incluido en la factura final del hotel."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A government-imposed tax levied on the rental of transient lodging, such as hotel rooms, motels, and short-term rentals, usually calculated as a percentage of the total room charge.
"The city council increased the room occupancy tax to fund local tourism marketing and convention center expansions." - 2
A municipal levy collected by operators of lodging establishments from guests and remitted directly to local or state tax authorities.
"Platforms listing short-term vacation rentals are now legally required to collect and remit the room occupancy tax automatically."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound noun phrase formed from 'room' (Old English rūm), 'occupancy' (derived from Latin occupare, meaning to seize or hold), and 'tax' (from Latin taxare, meaning to estimate or assess). Emerging primarily in late 20th-century municipal law and tourism economics, it developed as cities sought specific revenue streams from transient visitors to fund local infrastructure and convention bureaus.
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taxe de séjour
Transliteration: taks də se.ʒuʁ
"La taxe de séjour est payable par nuit et par personne à l'hôtel."
Beherbergungssteuer
Transliteration: bəˈhɛʁbʊŋsˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐ
"Die Beherbergungssteuer wird von den Hotels direkt erhoben."
imposta di soggiorno
Transliteration: imˈpɔsta di soˈɡiorno
"L'imposta di soggiorno deve essere saldata al momento del check-out."
impuesto sobre la estancia
Transliteration: imˈpwesto ˈsoβɾe la esˈtansja
"El impuesto sobre la estancia está incluido en la factura final del hotel."
imposto de turismo
Transliteration: ĩˈpɔstu dʒi tuˈɾizmu
"O imposto de turismo é cobrado por noite em hotéis da cidade."
होटल अधिभार
Transliteration: hotal adhibhaar
"कमरे के किराए पर होटल अधिभार अलग से जोड़ा जाता है।"
酒店入住税
Transliteration: jiǔdiàn rùzhù shuì
"这家酒店的账单里包含了一项酒店入住税。"
숙박세
Transliteration: suk-bak-se
"모든 호텔 이용객은 퇴실 시 숙박세를 지불해야 합니다."
宿泊税
Transliteration: shukuhaku-zei
"その都市ではホテルの料金に宿泊税が課せられます。"
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