TAX

I. transitive verb see: tangent Date: 14th century to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs in a court action), to levy a ~ on, to enter (a name) in a list , charge , accuse , to make onerous and rigorous demands on , ~able adjective ~er noun II. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 14th century 1. a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes, a sum levied on members of an organization to defray expenses, a heavy demand