TAX


Meaning of TAX in English

I. ˈtaks transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, to estimate, assess, tax, from Anglo-French taxer, from Medieval Latin taxare, from Latin, to feel, estimate, censure, frequentative of tangere to touch — more at tangent

Date: 14th century

1. : to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs in a court action)

2. : to levy a tax on

3. obsolete : to enter (a name) in a list

there went out a decree…that all the world should be tax ed — Luke 2:1(Authorized Version)

4. : charge , accuse

tax ed him with neglect of duty

also : censure

5. : to make onerous and rigorous demands on

the job tax ed her strength

• tax·able ˈtak-sə-bəl adjective

• tax·er noun

II. noun

Usage: often attributive

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes

b. : a sum levied on members of an organization to defray expenses

2. : a heavy demand

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.