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tax
noun
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noun
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/tæks/
▪ abolish, avoid, cut, evade, impose, increase, levy, lower, pay, raise, reduce
1
an amount of money that you have to pay to the government that it uses to provide public services and pay for government institutions. There are several different types of tax, for example income tax that is paid on your income, or a duty that is paid on goods that you buy or sell
Example
The government has promised to lower taxes after the election.
Related Words
Words related to tax:
after tax (phrase)
back tax (noun)
before tax (phrase)
capital gains tax (noun)
car tax (noun)
carbon tax (noun)
corporation tax (noun)
council tax (noun)
dementia tax (noun)
direct tax (noun)
estate tax (noun)
fat tax (noun)
hidden tax (noun)
income tax (noun)
indirect tax (noun)
inheritance tax (noun)
mansion tax (noun)
poll tax (noun)
pre-tax (adjective)
progressive tax (noun)
property tax (noun)
raise taxes (phrase)
rate (noun)
regressive tax (noun)
road tax (noun)
Robin Hood tax (noun)
sales tax (noun)
stealth tax (noun)
tax (noun)
tax (verb)
tax avoidance (noun)
tax bracket (noun)
tax break (noun)
tax disc (noun)
tax dodge (noun)
tax evasion (noun)
tax exile (noun)
tax haven (noun)
tax inspector (noun)
tax inversion (noun)
tax relief (noun)
tax return (noun)
tax shelter (noun)
tax with (phrasal verb)
tax year (noun)
tax-deductible (adjective)
tax-deferred (adjective)
tax-exempt (adjective)
tax-free (adjective)
threshold (noun)
Tobin tax (noun)
tycoon tax (noun)
value added tax (noun)
windfall tax (noun)
withholding tax (noun)