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n.
1) to impose, levy, put a ~ on
2) to collect a ~ from
3) to pay a ~ (to pay a ~ on a new car; to pay a large sum in ~es; to pay a ~ to the government)
4) to increase, raise ~es
5) to cut, lower, reduce ~es
6) to rescind, revoke a ~
7) an amusement; capital gains; cigarette; death ( AE ), inheritance ( BE has death duty ); direct; estate; excess-profits; excise; federal ( AE ); gasoline ( AE ), petrol ( BE ); gift; income; indirect; liquor; local; negative income; nuisance; personal-property; poll; property; real-estate; sales; state ( US ); transfer; value-added; windfall-profits ( US ); withholding ( esp. AE ; BE has PAYE ) ~
8) a flat; graduated, progressive ~
9) a ~ on (a ~ on cigarettes)
10) delinquent ~es
11) ( misc. ) ~ evasion; a ~ haven ~; a ~ shelter; ~ relief
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v. ( formal ) ( d ; tr. ) ('to accuse') to ~ with (to ~ smb. with a crime)