Definition of tax
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes
b
: a sum levied on members of an organization to defray expenses
2
: a heavy demand
tax
verb
taxed; taxing; taxes
Definition of tax (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to levy a tax on
2
: to make onerous and rigorous demands on
the job taxed her strength
4
: to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs in a court action)
5
obsolete
: to enter (a name) in a list
there went out a decree … that all the world should be taxed — Luke 2:1 (King James Version)
tax-
combining form
variants:
or taxo-
or less commonly taxi-
Definition of tax- (Entry 3 of 3)
: arrangement
taxeme taxidermy
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The first known use of tax was in the 14th century
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