tax
[ taks ]
/ tæks /
noun
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to levy taxes.
Origin of tax
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
taxen < Medieval Latin
taxāre to tax, appraise, Latin: to appraise, handle, frequentative of
tangere to touch; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM tax
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Definition for taxes (2 of 3)
taxis
1
[ tak-sis ]
/ ˈtæk sɪs /
noun, plural tax·es [tak-seez] /ˈtæk siz/.
arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
Biology.
oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light.
Surgery.
the replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia or the like, by manipulation without cutting.
Architecture.
the adaptation to the purposes of a building of its various parts.
Origin of taxis
1
1720–30; < New Latin < Greek
táxis, equivalent to
tak- (base of
tássein to arrange, put in order) +
-sis
-sis
Definition for taxes (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for taxes (1 of 2)
tax
/ (tæks) /
noun
a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue, levied on the income or property of persons or organizations, on the production costs or sales prices of goods and services, etc
a heavy demand on something; strain
a tax on our resources
verb (tr)
Derived forms of tax
taxer, noun taxless, adjectiveWord Origin for tax
C13: from Old French
taxer, from Latin
taxāre to appraise, from
tangere to touch
British Dictionary definitions for taxes (2 of 2)
taxis
/ (ˈtæksɪs) /
noun
the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus
surgery
the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only
Word Origin for taxis
C18: via New Latin from Greek: arrangement, from
tassein to place in order
Medical definitions for taxes
taxis
[ tăk′sĭs ]
n. pl. tax•es (tăk′sēz)
The responsive movement of a free-moving organism or cell toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light.
The moving of a body part by manipulation into normal position, as after a dislocation.
Idioms and Phrases with taxes
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