pajak pertambahan nilai

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pajak (“tax”) +‎ pertambahan (“addition”) +‎ nilai (“value”), calque of English value added tax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpad͡ʒak pərtamˈbahan ˈnilaj/, [ˈpa.d͡ʒaʔ pər.t̪amˈba.han ˈni.lai̯]

Noun

pajak pertambahan nilai (first-person possessive pajak pertambahan nilaiku, second-person possessive pajak pertambahan nilaimu, third-person possessive pajak pertambahan nilainya)

1. (taxation) value added tax

Alternative forms

• PPN (initialism)

Synonyms

• pajak nilai tambah (dated)
• cukai barangan dan perkhidmatan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “pajak pertambahan nilai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.