taxation

noun

tax·​a·​tion tak-ˈsā-shən 

1

: the action of taxing

especially : the imposition of taxes

2

: revenue obtained from taxes

3

: the amount assessed as a tax

Examples of taxation in a Sentence

the federal right of taxation

Recent Examples on the Web

What happened subsequently proved that taxation, too, could provoke resistance. —Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

In some respects, the politics of gas taxation haven’t shifted much since the 1970s. —Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Though it was never adopted, HJR 201 would have amended the state constitution to exempt homestead property from all assessed value taxation, excluding school district levies. —Nicole Huyer, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026

Large, broadly prosperous middle classes have always been built deliberately—through labor protections, public investment, antitrust enforcement, and progressive taxation. —Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for taxation

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

Kids Definition

taxation

noun

tax·​a·​tion tak-ˈsā-shən 

: the action of taxing

especially : the establishing of taxes

Legal Definition

taxation

noun

tax·​a·​tion

1

: the action of taxing: as

a

: the imposition of taxes

b

: the judicial determination of costs

2

a

: revenue obtained from taxes

b

: the amount assessed as a tax

3

: a particular system of taxing

progressive taxation