tax

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
  2. verb levy a tax on
  3. verb set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

Etymology

From Middle English taxe, from Middle French taxe, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxō (“to appraise, value, estimate; (medieval) to tax”). Doublet of task. Displaced native Old English gafol, which was also the word for “tribute” and “rent”.

In classic literature

Synonyms

taxation, revenue enhancement

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