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| za·kat [ zə kt ] |
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Islamic tax for charity: a tax that goes to charity, obligatory for all Muslims, set traditionally at 2.5 percent of somebody's annual income and capital
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| [Early 19th century. Via Persian and Urdu zakā(t) or Turkish zekât< Arabic zakā(t) "the giving of alms"] |
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