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Meaning of taxes
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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.
noun
- The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
- The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after injury.
- The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
- Arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
- A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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