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Definition taxation in American English

taxation noun

[uncountable] noun
/tækˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the system that a government uses for collecting money from people in the form of taxes

Example

reforms in defense spending and taxation

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1.1

the money that a government collects from people from taxes

Example

Reducing taxation further could have disastrous economic consequences.

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Definition taxation in American English