transitive verb

1. Obsolete to determine the value of; assess
2. 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.
3. to assess a tax on (income, property, purchases, etc.)
4. to impose a burden on; put a strain on to tax one's strength
5. to accuse; charge to be taxed with negligence

Etymology: 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. 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.
2. a heavy demand; burden; strain

Etymology: ME