Tax

What do we mean by tax?

A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government. noun

A fee or dues levied on the members of an organization to meet its expenses. noun

A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain. noun

To place a tax on (income, property, or goods). transitive verb

To exact a tax from. transitive verb

To assess (court costs, for example). transitive verb

To make difficult or excessive demands upon. transitive verb

To accuse; confront. transitive verb

To hold accountable. transitive verb

Same as collateral-inheritance tax. See collateral and death-duty. noun

To lay a burden or burdens on; make demands upon; put to a certain strain; task: as, to tax one's memory.

To subject to the payment of taxes; impose a tax on; levy money or other contributions from, as from subjects or citizens, to meet the expenses of government: as, to tax land, commodities, or income; to tax a people.

In the New Testament, to register (persons and their property) for the purpose of imposing tribute.

In law, to examine and allow or disallow items of charge for costs, fees, or disbursements: as, the court taxes bills of cost.

To accuse; charge; take to task: with of or (as now commonly) with before the thing charged.

To take to task; censure; blame.

To indulge in ridicule or satire.

A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; an exaction; a requisition; an oppressive demand; strain; burden; task. noun

An enforced proportional contribution levied on persons, property, or income, either by the authority of the state for the support of the government, and for all its public or governmental needs, or noun

Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.

A burdensome demand.

A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.

Charge; censure

A lesson to be learned.

Words that are spelled similarly to tax:
tax.

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Words that rhyme with tax:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe tax:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective tax:
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Consonant match to tax:
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