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tax·a·tion 
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| 1. | the act of taxing. |
| 2. | the fact of being taxed. |
| 3. | a tax imposed. |
| 4. | the revenue raised by taxes. |
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| taxation | |
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| 1. | charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government [syn: tax] |
| 2. | government income due to taxation [syn: tax income] |
| 3. | the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
taxˈation noun
the act or system of taxing
See also: tax (someone) with, taxable, taxing, taxpayer, tax-free, tax
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
taxation
A government's practice of collecting money from citizens and businesses within its domain to support its operations.
[Chapter:] Business and Economics
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Main Entry: tax·a·tion
Function: noun
1 : the action of taxing: as a : the imposition of taxes b : the judicialdetermination of costs
2 a : revenue obtained from taxes b : the amount assessed as a tax
3 : a particular system of taxing <progressivetaxation>
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Taxation
Tax*a"tion\, n. [F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from L. taxare. See Tax.]1. The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue. 2. (Law) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost. 3. Tax; sum imposed. [R.] --Daniel. 4. Charge; accusation. [Obs.] --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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