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Definition tax in British English
tax
verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/tæks/
1
to get money for public services and other government institutions by putting a tax on something
Example
government plans to tax private schools
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)