# Market toll, market dues, market charges

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## Definition

Tax paid by a merchant or citizen to the market lord - sovereign, king, city administration - for the right to offer goods for sale at the market; either as a stall fee graduated according to the respective spatial location on the marketplace, as a share of the sales made, or as a lump-sum payment. - In the past, the market fee was mostly earmarked for the supervision of markets and fairs by the regulatory and fire police. - See "Gebührfreiplatz," "Kirchweihgeld," "Messegeld," "Taadil," "Torgeld," "Umlage," "Ungeld," "Wägegeld," "Wassergeld. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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