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noun
1.
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
2.
a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand.
verb (used with object)
3.
a.
to demand a tax from (a person, business, etc.).
b.
to demand a tax in consideration of the possession or occurrence of (income, goods, sales, etc.), usually in proportion to the value of money involved.
4.
to lay a burden on; make serious demands on: to tax one's resources.
5.
to take to task; censure; reprove; accuse: to tax one with laziness.
6.
Informal. to charge: What did he tax you for that?
7.
Archaic. to estimate or determine the amount or value of.
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verb (used without object)
8.
to levy taxes.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English taxen < Medieval Latin taxāre to tax, appraise, Latin: to appraise, handle, frequentative of tangere to touch; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English taxen < Medieval Latin taxāre to tax, appraise, Latin: to appraise, handle, frequentative of tangere to touch; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
Related forms
tax·er, noun
tax·ing·ly, adverb
tax·less, adjective
tax·less·ly, adverb
tax·less·ness, noun
an·ti·tax, adjective
non·tax, noun, adjective
non·tax·er, noun
pro·tax, adjective
re·tax, verb (used with object)
self-taxed, adjective
sub·tax·er, noun
un·der·taxed, adjective
un·tax, verb (used with object)
well-taxed, adjective
Synonyms
1. duty, impost, levy. 4. strain, tire, stretch.
1. duty, impost, levy. 4. strain, tire, stretch.
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tax-
variant of taxo- before a vowel: taxeme.
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tax (tæks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | a heavy demand on something; strain: a tax on our resources |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to levy a tax on (persons, companies, etc, or their incomes, etc) |
| 4. | to make heavy demands on; strain: to tax one's intellect |
| 5. | to accuse, charge, or blame: he was taxed with the crime |
| 6. | to determine (the amount legally chargeable or allowable to a party to a legal action), as by examining the solicitor's bill of costs: to tax costs |
| 7. | slang to steal |
| [C13: from Old French taxer, from Latin taxāre to appraise, from tangere to touch] | |
| 'taxer | |
| —n | |
| 'taxless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
tax
late 13c., from O.Fr. taxer "impose a tax" (13c.), from L. taxare "evaluate, estimate, assess, handle," also "censure, charge," probably a frequentative form of tangere "to touch" (see tangent). Sense of "burden, put a strain on" first recorded 1672; that of "censure, reprove"
is from 1560s. Use in Luke ii for Gk. apographein "to enter on a list, enroll" is due to Tyndale. The noun is recorded from early 14c. Tax shelter is attested from 1961; taxpayer from 1816.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
tax
imposition of compulsory levies on individuals or entities by governments. Taxes are levied in almost every country of the world, primarily to raise revenue for government expenditures, although they serve other purposes as well.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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Example sentences
Grumblers thought of yet another government intrusion into the lives of honest, tax-paying citizens.
Of course, when it comes time to collect, the president will be required to pay income tax.
There can be a combination of income, capital gain, and estate tax savings.
The tax system is unfair and inefficient, and fails to generate enough revenue to cover government expenditures.
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