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Definition of Tax
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Tax
A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government. Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like. A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses. A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health. Charge; censure. A lesson to be learned; a task. To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government. To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court. To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride. Related Definitions:
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Tax Quotations
The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax. Albert Einstein Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Ronald Reagan For every benefit you receive a tax is levied. Ralph Waldo Emerson Americans spend 3 billion hours per year filling out tax forms and keeping tax records. Jim Ramstad What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin. Mark Twain |
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Tax Translations
tax in Danish is skat tax in Dutch is belasten, aanslaan tax in Italian is tassa, daziare, erariale tax in Norwegian is skatt tax in Portuguese is imposto tax in Spanish is acensuar, impuesto tax in Swedish is beskatta, skatt |
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