taxes
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Definitions oftaxes
- Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
- A burdensome demand.
Example: "a heavy tax on time or health"
- A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
- Charge; censure
- A lesson to be learned.
- To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
Example: "Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest."
- To impose and collect a tax on (something).
Example: "Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector."
- To make excessive demands on.
Example: "Do not tax my patience."
- To accuse.
- To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.
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