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tax

Entries 1 to 10 of 29.

  1. 1tax (transitive verb)
  2. 2tax (noun)
  3. tax-
  4. after–tax
  5. death tax
  6. direct tax
  7. estate tax
  8. flat tax
  9. hidden tax
  10. income tax

Main Entry:
1tax Listen to the pronunciation of 1tax
Pronunciation:
\ˈtaks\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
Middle English, to estimate, assess, tax, from Anglo-French taxer, from Medieval Latin taxare, from Latin, to feel, estimate, censure, frequentative of tangere to touch — more at tangent
Date:
14th century
1: to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs in a court action)2: to levy a tax on3obsolete : to enter (a name) in a list <there went out a decree…that all the world should be taxed — Luke 2:1(Authorized Version)>4: charge , accuse <taxed him with neglect of duty> ; also : censure5: to make onerous and rigorous demands on <the job taxed her strength>
— tax·able Listen to the pronunciation of taxable \ˈtak-sə-bəl\ adjective
— tax·er noun
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