— taxer , n. — taxingly , adv. — taxless , adj. — taxlessly , adv. — taxlessness , n.
/taks/ , n.
1. a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
2. a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand.
v.t.
3. (of a government)
a. to demand a tax from (a person, business, etc.).
b. to demand a tax in consideration of the possession or occurrence of (income, goods, sales, etc.), usually in proportion to the value of money involved.
4. to lay a burden on; make serious demands on: to tax one's resources.
5. to take to task; censure; reprove; accuse: to tax one with laziness.
6. Informal. to charge: What did he tax you for that?
7. Archaic. to estimate or determine the amount or value of.
v.i.
8. to levy taxes.
[ 1250-1300; (v.) ME taxen taxare to tax, appraise, L: to appraise, handle, freq. of tangere to touch; (n.) ME, deriv. of the v. ]
Syn. 1. duty, impost, levy. 4. strain, tire, stretch.