marriage penalty

English - English

Definition of marriage penalty in English English dictionary

penalty pertaining directly to one's marital status; (U.S. Politics) additional tax that is paid by married couples (as opposed to two single people filing separate tax returns)

Hyphenation

mar·riage pen·al·ty

Turkish pronunciation

merîc penılti

Pronunciation

/ˈmerəʤ ˈpenəltē/ /ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈpɛnəltiː/