That owner Stan Kroenke is willing to pay the luxury tax is nothing new — Denver began last season on course for the dollar-for-dollar hit, and those Nuggets were careening toward irrelevance.

球队老板斯坦·科伦克(Stan Kroenke)愿意支付奢侈税。从上赛季开始，丹佛干的就是一分钱一分货的买卖。

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The Hornets' payroll is close to the NBA's luxury tax threshold, and team officials have said they do not want to pay the tax or take on new debt while the sale of the club is pending.

黄蜂的薪金总额已经接近联盟的奢侈税门槛，球队高层表示在球队的买卖还未敲定前，他们不想因奢侈税而背上更多的债务。

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In order not to land on Boardwalk first, Lovey allowed one of the dice to fall to the floor, claiming a number that put her on Luxury Tax, whatever that was, instead.

为了避免首先在海滨路买地，拉维让一个骰子滚到地板上，自己说了一个步数，走过去付了奢侈品税——管它做什么呢，能避开海滨路就是了。

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Negotiators for the players' union and Major League Baseball will stay at the bargaining table until late Thursday night, trying to resolve increases in revenue sharing and the level of a luxury tax on high-payroll teams that would slow salary increases.

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But they may be having second thoughts now that Chavalit has rescinded the gasoline levy -- that tax and new surcharges on luxury goods were meant to help Thailand meet its commitment to the IMF for a budget surplus of 1% of 1998 GDP.

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In baseball, the so-called luxury tax falls on owners.

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