Word: Tax
How to pronounce: tæks
Noun
Definitions:
1. A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.
Example sentences: "Higher taxes will dampen consumer spending"
2. A strain or heavy demand.
Example sentences: "A heavy tax on the reader's attention"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Impose a tax on (someone or something)
Example sentences: "Hardware and software is taxed at 7.5 percent"
2. Make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources)
Example sentences: "She knew that the ordeal to come would tax all her strength"
3. Confront (someone) with a fault or wrongdoing.
Example sentences: "Why are you taxing me with these preposterous allegations?"
4. Examine and assess (the costs of a case)
Example sentences: "An officer taxing a bill of costs"
Synonyms:
fiscal
impost
levy
cess
custom
toll
duty
rate
tribute
contribution
dues
assessment
taxpayer
tax money
exaction
assess
Derivations:
taxation
taxing
taxability
taxable
taxed
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Tax in Other Languages...
Spanish: Impuesto
German: Steuer
French: Impôt
Italian: Tassa
Turkish: Vergi
