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Tax is a required payment on goods, property, etc. that goes to the government.

(noun)

An example of a tax is a portion taken out of weekly paychecks and sent to the government.

Tax is defined as to make people pay a percentage of money to the government.

(verb)

An example of to tax is to charge citizens self employment tax at the end of the year.

See tax in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Obsolete to determine the value of; assess
1. to require to pay a percentage of income, property value, etc. for the support of a government
2. to require to pay a special assessment, as in a society, labor union, etc.
to assess a tax on (income, property, purchases, etc.)
to impose a burden on; put a strain on: to tax one's strength
to accuse; charge: to be taxed with negligence

Origin: ME taxen < MFr taxer, to tax < L taxare, to appraise, tax, censure < base of tangere, to touch (see tact): used interchangeably with tasken (see task) in ME

noun

1. a compulsory payment, usually a percentage, levied on income, property value, sales price, etc. for the support of a government
2. a special assessment, as in a society, labor union, etc.
a heavy demand; burden; strain

Origin: ME

Related Forms:

taxability noun
taxable adjective
taxer noun

See tax in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government.
A fee or dues levied on the members of an organization to meet its expenses.
A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.

transitive verb taxed, tax·ing, tax·es

To place a tax on (income, property, or goods).
To exact a tax from.
Law To assess (court costs, for example).
To make difficult or excessive demands upon: a boss who taxed everyone's patience.
To make a charge against; accuse: He was taxed with failure to appear on the day appointed.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from taxen, to tax

Origin: , from Old French taxer

Origin: , from Medieval Latin taxāre

Origin: , from Latin, to touch, reproach, reckon

Origin: , frequentative of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots

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