English > tax: 5 senses > noun 1, possession| Meaning | Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government. |
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| Synonyms | taxation, revenue enhancement |
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| Category of | charge | financial liabilities (such as a tax) |
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| collector, gatherer, accumulator | A person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) |
| deductible | acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction) |
| deductible | (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax) |
| disposable income | income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending |
| hidden tax | A tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes) |
| imposition, infliction | The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) |
| net estate | The estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross estate |
| operating expense, operating cost, overhead, budget items | The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance) |
| progressive | (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases |
| regressive | (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases |
| unearned income, unearned revenue | personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income) |
| withholding | The act of deducting from an employee's salary |
| Narrower | capital gains tax | A tax on capital gains |
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| capital levy | A tax on capital or property |
| capitation | A tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person |
| degressive tax | Any tax in which the rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases |
| departure tax | A tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air |
| direct tax | A tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied |
| franchise tax | A tax that is imposed by states on corporations |
| gift tax | A tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver |
| income tax | A personal tax levied on annual income |
| indirect tax | A tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations |
| pavage | A tax toward paving streets |
| progressive tax, graduated tax | Any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases |
| proportional tax | Any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases |
| rates | A local tax on property (usually used in the plural) |
| single tax | A system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land) |
| special assessment | An additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property |
| stamp tax, stamp duty | A tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications) |
| transfer tax | Any tax levied on the passing of title to property |
| Broader | levy | A charge imposed and collected |
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| Spanish | canon, carga, contribución, gabela, gravamen, imposición, impuesto, impuestos, tasa, tributación, tributo |
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| Catalan | cànon, càrrega, contribució, fiscal, impost, taxa, tribut |
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| Verbs | tax | levy a tax on |
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