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NOUN | 1 | tax, taxation, revenue enhancement | Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government |
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VERB | 1 | tax | Levy a tax on |
2 | tax, assess | Set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) | |
3 | tax, task | Use to the limit | |
4 | tax | Make a charge against or accuse |
Sounds | tae'ks |
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Rhymes | Acts, Ajax, anthrax, and 30 more rhymes in aeks at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government. |
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Synonyms | taxation, revenue enhancement |
Category of | deductible; progressive; regressive; withholding; imposition, infliction; collector, gatherer, accumulator; net estate; disposable income; unearned income, unearned revenue; deductible; operating expense, operating cost, overhead, budget items; hidden tax; charge |
Narrower | single tax; income tax; capital gains tax; capital levy; departure tax; franchise tax; gift tax; direct tax; indirect tax; capitation; progressive tax; rates; stamp tax, stamp duty; pavage; transfer tax; special assessment |
Broader | levy |
Verbs | tax |
Meaning | Levy a tax on. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state" |
Narrower | excise; tariff; surtax; overtax |
Broader | levy, impose |
Nouns | taxation; tax, taxation; taxer; taxation |
Meaning | Set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | assess |
Broader | determine, set |
Similar to | assess |
Meaning | Use to the limit. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "you are taxing my patience" |
Synonyms | task |
Broader | strain, extend |
Meaning | Make a charge against or accuse. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something |
Examples | "They taxed him failure to appear in court" |
Broader | charge |