'Tax' definitions:
Definition of 'tax'
(from WordNet)
noun
Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government [syn: tax, taxation, revenue enhancement]
verb
Levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"
verb
Set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) [syn: tax, assess]
verb
Use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [syn: tax, task]
verb
Make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court"
Definition of 'Tax'
From: GCIDE
- Tax \Tax\, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See Tangent, and cf. Task, Taste.]
- 1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government. [1913 Webster]
- A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors, proverbially the most rapacious. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] (b) 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.
- Note: Taxes are annual or perpetual, direct or indirect, etc. [1913 Webster] (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- Tax cart, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate; assessment; exaction; custom; demand. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tax'
From: GCIDE
- Tax \Tax\ (t[a^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Taxing.] [Cf. F. taxer. See Tax, n.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride, and folly than we are taxed by government. --Franklin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- I tax you, you elements, with unkindness. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Men's virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Fear not now that men should tax thine honor. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tax'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accuse,
- allege,
- arraign,
- article,
- ask,
- assess,
- assessment,
- bear hard upon,
- blackmail,
- boodle,
- book,
- bring accusation,
- bring charges,
- bring to book,
- burden,
- burden with,
- burthen,
- busy,
- call,
- call for,
- cargo,
- cess,
- charge,
- charge for,
- cite,
- claim,
- complain,
- conscience money,
- contribution,
- cumber,
- customs,
- demand,
- demand for,
- denounce,
- denunciate,
- direct tax,
- draft,
- drain,
- drive,
- dues,
- duty,
- encumber,
- encumbrance,
- enjoin,
- exact,
- exaction,
- excise,
- exhaust,
- extortion,
- extortionate demand,
- fag,
- fasten on,
- fasten upon,
- finger,
- freight,
- freight with,
- giveaway,
- graduated taxation,
- hamper,
- handicap,
- hang something on,
- haul,
- heave,
- heavy demand,
- impeach,
- imply,
- impose,
- impose on,
- impose upon,
- imposition,
- impost,
- impute,
- indent,
- indict,
- indirect tax,
- inflict on,
- inflict upon,
- inform against,
- inform on,
- insinuate,
- insistent demand,
- joint return,
- keep busy,
- lade,
- lay,
- lay charges,
- lay on,
- levy,
- load,
- lodge a complaint,
- lodge a plaint,
- make dutiable,
- nonnegotiable demand,
- notice,
- onus,
- oppress,
- order,
- overburden,
- overcarrying,
- overdoing,
- overdrive,
- overemphasis,
- overexercise,
- overexert,
- overexertion,
- overexpenditure,
- overextend,
- overimportance,
- overload,
- overreaching,
- overreaction,
- overstrain,
- overtask,
- overtax,
- overtaxing,
- overuse,
- overweight,
- overwork,
- pin on,
- place,
- pork,
- prefer charges,
- press,
- press charges,
- press hard upon,
- pressure,
- pro rata,
- progressive tax,
- prorate,
- pull,
- put,
- put down,
- put on,
- put on report,
- put upon,
- rack,
- rates,
- report,
- reproach,
- require,
- requirement,
- requisition,
- rest hard upon,
- rush,
- rush order,
- saddle,
- saddle with,
- scot,
- separate returns,
- set,
- single tax,
- stick for,
- strain,
- strain every nerve,
- stress,
- stretch,
- subject to,
- supererogation,
- supertax,
- surtax,
- sweat,
- sweat blood,
- take to task,
- tariff,
- task,
- taunt with,
- tax base,
- tax dodging,
- tax evasion,
- tax exemption,
- tax return,
- tax structure,
- tax withholding,
- tax-exempt status,
- taxable income,
- taxation,
- taxing,
- tense,
- tithe,
- toll,
- tribute,
- try,
- tug,
- twit,
- ultimatum,
- warning,
- weigh,
- weigh down,
- weigh heavy on,
- weigh on,
- weigh upon,
- weight,
- weight down with,
- withholding tax,
- work,
- yoke with
Words containing 'Tax'
- Taxed,
- Taxing,
- taxes,
- Crown tax,
- Direct tax,
- Income tax,
- Indirect tax,
- Poll tax,
- Sales tax,
- Single tax,
- Tax cart,
- Tax certificate,
- Window tax,
- council tax,
- death tax,
- degressive tax,
- departure tax,
- estate tax,
- estimated tax,
- excise tax,
- franchise tax,
- gasoline tax,
- gift tax,
- graduated tax,
- hidden tax,
- inheritance tax,
- land tax,
- license tax,
- nuisance tax,
- progressive tax,
- property tax,
- proportional tax,
- stamp tax,
- tax advantage,
- tax assessment,
- tax assessor,
- tax avoidance,
- tax base,
- tax benefit,
- tax bill,
- tax boost,
- tax bracket,
- tax break,
- tax collection,
- tax collector,
- tax credit,
- tax cut,
- tax deduction,
- tax evasion,
- tax exemption,
- tax form,
- tax haven,
- tax hike,
- tax income,
- tax law,
- tax liability,
- tax lien,
- tax policy,
- tax program,
- tax rate,
- tax return,
- tax revenue,
- tax shelter,
- tax system,
- transfer tax,
- withholding tax,
- ad valorem tax,
- capital gains tax,
- declaration of estimated tax,
- estimated tax return,
- federal tax lien,
- income tax bracket,
- income tax return,
- state tax lien,
- tax write-off,
- tax-exempt,
- tax-exempt tax-free,
- tax-free,
- tax-increase,
- tax-exempt security,
- value-added tax,
- earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization