tax

Pronunciation: /tæks/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
  2. verb levy a tax on
  3. verb set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

Etymology

From Middle English taxe, from Middle French taxe, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxō (“to appraise, value, estimate; (medieval) to tax”). Doublet of task. Displaced native Old English gafol, which was also the word for “tribute” and “rent”.

In classic literature

Synonyms

taxation, revenue enhancement

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
levy
Narrower (hyponyms)
departure tax, proportional tax, single tax, transfer tax, degressive tax, stamp tax

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