tax

CEFRA1

/tæks/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Money charged by a government on income, goods, or services.

  2. 02

    verb

    To charge a tax on something.

Examples

  • His declared aim was to tax the rich.

  • In general, people were against the consumption tax.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A burdensome demand

  2. A charge (of money, food, labor, etc) collected by a person, organization, etc; something required (exacted) from someone who is (really or notionally) under the control of the taxer, such as a contribution or service.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

More examples

In context

  • The income tax rate increases in proportion as your salary rises.

  • Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest.

  • Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English taxe, from Middle French taxe, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxō (“to appraise, value, estimate; (medieval) to tax”). Doublet of task. Displaced native Old English gafol, which was also the word for “tribute” and “rent”.