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tax
(tăks)n.
1. A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government.
2. A fee or dues levied on the members of an organization to meet its expenses.
3. A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.
tr.v. taxed, tax·ing, tax·es
1. To place a tax on (income, property, or goods).
2. To exact a tax from: taxed the people.
3. Law To assess (court costs, for example).
4. To make difficult or excessive demands upon: a boss who taxed everyone's patience.
5.
a. To accuse; confront: taxed him with ingratitude.
b. To hold accountable: The contractor was taxed with the mistake of the subcontractor.
[Middle English, from taxen, to tax, from Old French taxer, from Medieval Latin taxāre, from Latin, to touch, reproach, reckon, frequentative of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
tax′a·ble (tăk′sə-bəl) adj.
tax′a·bly adv.
tax′er n.
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taxable
(ˈtæksəbəl)adj
1. (Accounting & Book-keeping) capable of being taxed; able to bear tax
2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) subject to tax
n
(Accounting & Book-keeping) (often plural) US a person, income, property, etc, that is subject to tax
ˌtaxaˈbility, ˈtaxableness n
ˈtaxably adv
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tax•a•ble
(ˈtæk sə bəl)adj.
1. capable of being taxed; subject to tax: a taxable gain.
n. 2. Usu., taxables. persons or things that are subject to tax.
[1425–75]
tax`a•bil′i•ty, tax′a•ble•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | taxable - (of goods or funds) subject to taxation; "taxable income"; "nonexempt property" nonexempt - (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability nontaxable, exempt - (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; "the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable"; "income exempt from taxation" |
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tax
(tӕks) noun1. money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state. income tax; a tax on tobacco.impuesto
2. a strain or burden. The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.carga
verb1. to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc). He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.gravar, imponer contribuciones
ˈtaxable adjectivetaxˈation noun the act or system of taxing. impuestos, sistema tributario
ˈtaxing adjective mentally or physically difficult. a taxing job.agotador
ˌtax-ˈfree adjective, adverb without payment of tax. tax-free income. exento/libre de impuestos
ˈtaxpayer noun a citizen who pays taxes. contribuyente
ˈtax (someone) with to accuse (a person) of. I taxed him with dishonesty. acusar a alguien de algo
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