taxation

CEFRB2

/tækˈseɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The system of collecting taxes.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A particular system of taxing people or companies

Examples

  • The people did not reach consensus on taxation.

  • The people groaned under the burden of heavy taxation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The revenue gained from taxes.

  2. The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.

More examples

In context

  • Less than one-tenth of the taxation is spent on public improvements of any kind […]

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Heavy blank reduces the amount of money people keep from their salaries.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English taxacioun, from Anglo-Norman taxacion, from Latin taxātio (“rating, appraisal”). By surface analysis, tax + -ation.