tax
tax
nounDefinition of TAX
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use <the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer>
Related Words direct tax, personal tax; capitation, custom(s), excise, hidden tax, income tax, poll tax, property tax, sales tax, single tax, sin tax, tariff, toll, tribute, value-added tax, withholding tax; supertax, surcharge, surtax; death tax, estate tax, inheritance tax; flat tax, proportional tax
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