transfer tax vs tax

transfer tax and tax both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transfer tax	Yes	No	No	No
tax	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tax is a hypernym of transfer tax; that is, tax is a word with a broader meaning than transfer tax:

transfer tax: any tax levied on the passing of title to property
tax: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

Other hypernyms of transfer tax include revenue enhancement, taxation.

transfer tax (noun)	tax (noun)
any tax levied on the passing of title to property	charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

transfer tax (verb)	tax (verb)
	make a charge against or accuse
	use to the limit
	levy a tax on
	set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)