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tax
[ taks ]
/ tĂŠks /
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noun
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to levy taxes.
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Origin of tax
1250â1300; (v.) Middle English taxen<Medieval Latin taxÄre to tax, appraise, Latin: to appraise, handle, frequentative of tangere to touch; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
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British Dictionary definitions for tax
tax
/ (tĂŠks) /
noun
a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue, levied on the income or property of persons or organizations, on the production costs or sales prices of goods and services, etc
a heavy demand on something; straina tax on our resources
verb (tr)
Derived forms of tax
taxer, nountaxless, adjectiveWord Origin for tax
C13: from Old French taxer, from Latin taxÄre to appraise, from tangere to touch
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