Tax
/tˈæks/
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Definition
(noun) Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).
Sentence Examples
The income tax rate increases in proportion as your salary rises.
In general, people were against the consumption tax.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We have to pay a small ____ on almost every product we buy to help fund several important public services today.