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The Meaning of tax
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(n.) A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority.
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(n.) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.
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(n.) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.
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(n.) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.
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(n.) A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
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(n.) A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health.
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(n.) Charge; censure.
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(n.) A lesson to be learned; a task.
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(n.) To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government.
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(n.) To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court.
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(n.) To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride.
Synonyms
taxation
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revenue enhancement
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assess
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task
Homophones
tacks
Rhymes
acts
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ajax
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antitax
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attacks
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ax
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axe
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backes
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backs
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bax
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blacks
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borax
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climax
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contacts
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cracks
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dacs
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dax
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earwax
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facts
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fairfax
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fax
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filofax
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flax
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galax
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hacks
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halifax
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imax
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impacts
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jaques
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knacks
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knick-knacks
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lacks
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lax
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lomax
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maces
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macks
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macs
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max
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mesothorax
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metathorax
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neoax
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overtax
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packs
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pacs
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pacts
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parallax
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pax
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plaques
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pretax
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racks
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rax
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relax
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sachs
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sacks
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sacs
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saks
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sax
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saxe
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slacks
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smacks
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snacks
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stacks
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surtax
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syntax
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tacks
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tracks
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wacks
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wax
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whacks
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yax
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zacks