Tax — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

levy a tax on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæks/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaks/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈæks/.

Examples

The State taxes alcohol heavily
Clothing is not taxed in our state
you are taxing my patience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assess task taxation revenue enhancement

Parts of Speech

noun	charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
verb	levy a tax on “The State taxes alcohol heavily”
verb	set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
verb	use to the limit “you are taxing my patience”
verb	make a charge against or accuse “They taxed him failure to appear in court”

Word Forms

tax	verb	levy a tax on
taxable	adjective	(of goods or funds) subject to taxation
tax	noun	charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
taxation	noun	government income due to taxation
taxer	noun	a bureaucrat who levies taxes
assessment	noun	an amount determined as payable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Steuer

Anklage gegen die Person, das Eigentum oder die Tätigkeit eines Bürgers wegen Unterstützung der Regierung

🇫🇷French

impôt

accusation contre la personne, les biens ou l'activité d'un citoyen pour le soutien du gouvernement

🇪🇸Spanish

impuesto

cargo contra la persona, propiedad o actividad de un ciudadano para el apoyo del gobierno

🇮🇹Italian

tassare

accusa contro la persona, la proprietà o l'attività di un cittadino per il sostegno del governo

🇳🇱Dutch

belasting

aanklacht tegen de persoon, het eigendom of de activiteit van een burger ter ondersteuning van de overheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

imposto

acusação contra a pessoa, propriedade ou atividade de um cidadão para apoio ao governo

🇷🇺Russian

налог

обвинение против личности, имущества или деятельности гражданина в поддержку правительства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर

सरकार के समर्थन के लिए किसी नागरिक के व्यक्ति या संपत्ति या गतिविधि के विरुद्ध आरोप

🇧🇩Bengali

ট্যাক্স

সরকারের সমর্থনের জন্য নাগরিকের ব্যক্তি বা সম্পত্তি বা কার্যকলাপের বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

வரி

அரசாங்கத்தின் ஆதரவிற்காக ஒரு குடிமகனின் நபர் அல்லது சொத்து அல்லது நடவடிக்கைக்கு எதிரான குற்றச்சாட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

పన్ను

ప్రభుత్వ మద్దతు కోసం పౌరుడి వ్యక్తి లేదా ఆస్తి లేదా కార్యకలాపాలపై అభియోగం

🇮🇳Marathi

कर

सरकारच्या पाठिंब्यासाठी नागरिकाच्या व्यक्ती किंवा मालमत्ता किंवा क्रियाकलापांवर आरोप

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર

સરકારના સમર્થન માટે નાગરિકની વ્યક્તિ અથવા મિલકત અથવા પ્રવૃત્તિ સામે આરોપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೆರಿಗೆ

ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಬೆಂಬಲಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಾಗರಿಕನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಆರೋಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നികുതി

ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ പിന്തുണയ്‌ക്കായി ഒരു പൗരൻ്റെ വ്യക്തിക്കോ സ്വത്തിനോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിനോ എതിരെ ചുമത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੈਕਸ

ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ ਦੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਜਾਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਦੋਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیکس

حکومت کی حمایت کے لیے کسی شہری کے شخص یا جائیداد یا سرگرمی کے خلاف الزام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

税

为了支持政府而对公民的人身、财产或活动提出指控

🇯🇵Japanese

税

政府の支援を求めて国民の個人、財産、または活動に対する告発

🇰🇷Korean

세

정부 지원을 위해 시민의 개인, 재산 또는 활동에 대해 기소하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuế

buộc tội người, tài sản hoặc hoạt động của công dân vì sự hỗ trợ của chính phủ

🇹🇭Thai

ภาษี

กล่าวหาบุคคลหรือทรัพย์สินหรือกิจกรรมของพลเมืองเพื่อสนับสนุนรัฐบาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

pajak

tuntutan terhadap seseorang atau harta benda atau kegiatan warga negara untuk mendukung pemerintah

🇵🇭Filipino

buwis

pagsingil laban sa tao o ari-arian o aktibidad ng isang mamamayan para sa suporta ng pamahalaan

🇲🇾Malay

cukai

pertuduhan terhadap orang atau harta atau aktiviti warganegara untuk sokongan kerajaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضريبة

تهمة ضد شخص المواطن أو ممتلكاته أو نشاطه لدعم الحكومة

🇮🇷Persian

مالیات

اتهام علیه شخص یا دارایی یا فعالیت یک شهروند برای حمایت از دولت

🇹🇷Turkish

vergi

Hükümeti desteklemek amacıyla bir vatandaşın şahsına, malına veya faaliyetine karşı suçlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַס

אישום נגד אדם או רכוש או פעילות של אזרח לתמיכת הממשלה

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The primary meaning of 'tax' is 'charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government'.

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Using 'tax' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tax' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tax' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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