English Explanatory Dictionary

taxation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
  2. A particular system of taxing people or companies
  3. The revenue gained from taxes.

Pronunciation

tăk-sā'shən /tækˈseɪ.ʃən/ en-us-taxation.ogg

Word forms

taxation taxations

Etymology

From Middle English taxacioun, from Anglo-Norman taxacion, from Latin taxātio (“rating, appraisal”). By surface analysis, tax + -ation.

Related words

render unto Caesar

Derived words

antitaxation detaxation double taxation ecotaxation e-taxation hypertaxation maltaxation nontaxation overtaxation pretaxation retaxation stealth taxation taxational
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