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- [taks]
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- [taks]
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Definitions of tax word
- noun tax a tax levied according to the value of the property, merchandise, etc., being taxed. 1
- verb with object tax to demand a tax from (a person, business, etc.). to demand a tax in consideration of the possession or occurrence of (income, goods, sales, etc.), usually in proportion to the value of money involved. 1
- verb with object tax to lay a burden on; make serious demands on: to tax one's resources. 1
- verb with object tax to take to task; censure; reprove; accuse: to tax one with laziness. 1
- verb with object tax Informal. to charge: What did he tax you for that? 1
- verb with object tax Archaic. to estimate or determine the amount or value of. 1
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Origin of tax
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English taxen < Medieval Latin taxāre to tax, appraise, Latin: to appraise, handle, frequentative of tangere to touch; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Tax
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tax popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tax usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tax
verb tax
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- accuse — If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.
- ask for — to try to obtain by requesting
- assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
noun tax
- assessment — An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- committal — Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- customs — the part of a port, airport, frontier station, etc, where baggage and freight are examined for dutiable goods and contraband
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