Enterprise Tax
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
The extra time, cost, and complexity imposed by enterprise requirements such as compliance, integration, approval, support, and customization obligations. In engineering slang, enterprise tax is the real bill that arrives after naive estimates.
In plain English: The extra complexity and cost imposed by enterprise needs and constraints.
Example: "The feature looked cheap in prototype form until the enterprise tax added auditability, role controls, support docs, and old-version compatibility obligations."