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tax

tax [ taks ]


noun  (plural tax·es)
Definition:
 
1. strain: a strain or heavy demand

2. money paid to government: an amount of money levied by a government on its citizens and used to run the government, the country, a state, a county, or a municipality

3. charge paid by members: an amount charged to members of a club or organization to be used for expenses



transitive verb  (past and past participle taxed, present participle tax·ing, 3rd person present singular tax·es)
Definition:
 
1. charge tax on something: to charge a tax on something such as a company's or person's income

2. make demands on somebody or something: to strain or make heavy demands on somebody or something
You're starting to tax my patience.

3. accuse or charge somebody: to accuse or charge somebody with an offence
She was taxed for failure to appear in court.

4. law determine costs of litigation: to determine the costs of litigation and the total amount of costs payable at the end of a trial ( dated )

[13th century. Via French< Latin taxare "censure, assess" < tangere "to touch"]

tax·a·ble adjective, noun
tax·er noun
tax·less adjective
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