Tax

Noun

 * 1) Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
 * 2) A burdensome demand.

Synonyms

 * impost, tribute, contribution, duty, toll, rate, assessment. exaction, custom, demand, levy

Hyponyms

 * corporation tax
 * duty
 * estate tax
 * excise
 * excise tax
 * gift tax
 * goods and services tax
 * gross receipts tax
 * head tax
 * income tax
 * inheritance tax


 * land tax
 * poll tax
 * property tax
 * personal property tax
 * real property tax
 * sales tax
 * sin tax
 * sumptuary tax
 * transfer tax
 * use tax
 * utilities tax
 * value added tax

Coordinate terms

 * fine
 * license fee


 * penalty
 * seignorage
 * user charge

Derived terms

 * tax collector
 * tax haven
 * tax hike
 * taxman


 * tax free
 * tax rise
 * taxes due
 * taxpayer

Verb

 * 1)  To impose and collect a tax from (a person).
 * Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest.
 * 1)  To impose and collect a tax on (something).
 * Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector.
 * 1)  To make excessive demands on.
 * 2) * Do not tax my patience.

Derived terms

 * taxable
 * taxation

Thesaurus
accuse, allege, arraign, article, ask, assess, assessment, bear hard upon, blackmail, boodle, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, burden, burden with, burthen, busy, call, call for, cargo, cess, charge, charge for, cite, claim, complain, conscience money, contribution, cumber, customs, demand, demand for, denounce, denunciate, direct tax, draft, drain, drive, dues, duty, encumber, encumbrance, enjoin, exact, exaction, excise, exhaust, extortion, extortionate demand, fag, fasten on, fasten upon, finger, freight, freight with, giveaway, graduated taxation, hamper, handicap, hang something on, haul, heave, heavy demand, impeach, imply, impose, impose on, impose upon, imposition, impost, impute, indent, indict, indirect tax, inflict on, inflict upon, inform against, inform on, insinuate, insistent demand, joint return, keep busy, lade, lay, lay charges, lay on, levy, load, lodge a complaint, lodge a plaint, make dutiable, nonnegotiable demand, notice, onus, oppress, order, overburden, overcarrying, overdoing, overdrive, overemphasis, overexercise, overexert, overexertion, overexpenditure, overextend, overimportance, overload, overreaching, overreaction, overstrain, overtask, overtax, overtaxing, overuse, overweight, overwork, pin on, place, pork, prefer charges, press, press charges, press hard upon, pressure, pro rata, progressive tax, prorate, pull, put, put down, put on, put on report, put upon, rack, rates, report, reproach, require, requirement, requisition, rest hard upon, rush, rush order, saddle, saddle with, scot, separate returns, set, single tax, stick for, strain, strain every nerve, stress, stretch, subject to, supererogation, supertax, surtax, sweat, sweat blood, take to task, tariff, task, taunt with, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return, tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable income, taxation, taxing, tense, tithe, toll, tribute, try, tug, twit, ultimatum, warning, weigh, weigh down, weigh heavy on, weigh on, weigh upon, weight, weight down with, withholding tax, work, yoke with

Etymology
From, from taxer:, from  taxo:

Pronunciation

 * ,, {{SAMPA|/t{ks/}}

Noun

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Old Armenian:, ,
 * Catalan: impost, taxa
 * Chinese: 稅 (shuì)
 * Crimean Tatar: bergi
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: cáin
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 税 (zei), 税金 (zeikin)


 * Korean: 세금 (segeum)
 * Kurdish: باج
 * Malayalam: കരം (karam), നികുതി (nikuthi)
 * Manx: keesh
 * Norwegian: (income),  (value added)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Slovene: davek, davščina
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil: வரி (vari)
 * Telugu: పన్ను (pannu)
 * Thai: (paa-sĕe)
 * Welsh: treth

Verb

 * Croatian: oporezivati
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:


 * Norwegian: skattelegge
 * Slovene: obdavčiti
 * Welsh: trethi

Noun
tax


 * 1) an onomatopoeia expressing the sound of blows, whack, crack
 * 2) * Persa by Plautus
 * Tax tax- tergo meo erit. Non curo.
 * My back will get whack, whack. I don't care.
 * (Whack whack- it will be upon my back. I don't care.)

Alternative forms

 * tux tax