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English noun: tax | |||
| 1. | tax (possession) charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government | ||
| Synonyms | revenue enhancement, taxation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | levy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capital gains tax, capital levy, capitation, degressive tax, departure tax, direct tax, franchise tax, gift tax, graduated tax, income tax, indirect tax, pavage, progressive tax, proportional tax, rates, single tax, special assessment, stamp duty, stamp tax, transfer tax | ||
| Domain category members | accumulator, budget items, charge, collector, deductible, deductible, disposable income, gatherer, hidden tax, imposition, infliction, net estate, operating cost, operating expense, overhead, progressive, regressive, unearned income, unearned revenue, withholding | ||
English verb: tax | |||
| 1. | tax (possession) levy a tax on | ||
| Samples | The State taxes alcohol heavily. Clothing is not taxed in our state. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impose, levy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | excise, overtax, surtax, tariff | ||
| 2. | tax (possession) set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) | ||
| Synonyms | assess | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | determine, set | ||
| Verb group | assess | ||
| 3. | tax (consumption) use to the limit | ||
| Samples | You are taxing my patience. | ||
| Synonyms | task | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extend, strain | ||
| 4. | tax (communication) make a charge against or accuse | ||
| Samples | They taxed him failure to appear in court. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | charge | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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