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 participletaxed, present participletax·ing, 3rd person present singulartax·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
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[13th century. Via French< Latin taxare "censure, assess" < tangere "to touch"]
