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Synonyms
tax (tăks)

[Middle English, from taxen, to tax, from Old French taxer, from Medieval Latin taxāre, from Latin, to touch, reproach, reckon frequentative of tangere, to touch.]

noun 

  1. A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government.
  2. A fee or dues levied on the members of an organization to meet its expenses.
  3. A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.

transitive verb: taxed, tax·ing, tax·es. 

  1. To place a tax on (income, property, or goods).
  2. To exact a tax from.
  3. Law To assess (court costs, for example).
  4. To make difficult or excessive demands upon: a boss who taxed everyone's patience.
  5. To make a charge against; accuse: He was taxed with failure to appear on the day appointed.

derivatives

tax́er
noun