tax

tax (t

ks)

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

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

3. A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.

tr.v. taxed, tax·ing, tax·es

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

2. To exact a tax from.

3. Law To assess (court costs, for example).

4. To make difficult or excessive demands upon: a boss who taxed everyone's patience.

5. To make a charge against; accuse: He was taxed with failure to appear on the day appointed.

[Middle English, from taxen, to tax, from Old French taxer, from Medieval Latin taxre, from Latin, to touch, reproach, reckon, frequentative of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

taxer n.

tax

Noun

a compulsory payment to a government to raise revenue, levied on income, property, or goods and services

Verb

1. to levy a tax on (people, companies, etc.)

2. to make heavy demands on: the task taxed his ingenuity and patience

3. tax someone with to accuse someone of: he was taxed with parochialism and meanness [Latin taxare to appraise]

taxable adj
taxing adj

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Noun	1.	tax - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government revenue enhancement, taxation withholding - the act of deducting from an employee's salary imposition, infliction - the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) accumulator, collector, gatherer - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) net estate - the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross estate; the estate then left to be distributed (and subject to federal and state inheritance taxes) disposable income - income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending unearned income, unearned revenue - personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income) deductible - (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax) budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes levy - a charge imposed and collected single tax - a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land) income tax - a personal tax levied on annual income capital gains tax - a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling" capital levy - a tax on capital or property departure tax - a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air franchise tax - a tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state gift tax - a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver direct tax - a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied indirect tax - a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations hidden tax - a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes) capitation - a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person graduated tax, progressive tax - any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases proportional tax - any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases degressive tax - any tax in which the rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases rates - a local tax on property (usually used in the plural) stamp duty, stamp tax - a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications) pavage - a tax toward paving streets transfer tax - any tax levied on the passing of title to property special assessment - an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property charge - financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate" deductible - acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction) progressive - (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases regressive - (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
Verb	1.	tax - levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state" levy, impose - impose and collect; "levy a fine" excise - levy an excise tax on tariff - charge a tariff; "tariff imported goods" surtax - levy an extra tax on; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000" overtax - tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"
	2.	tax - set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) assess set, determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" assess - charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
	3.	tax - use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" task strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
	4.	tax - make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court" charge - make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"