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tax

Definition

  • noun: an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to their income, the value of their property, etc., and that is used to pay for the things done by the government
  • verb: to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs in a court action)
  • verb: to require (someone) to pay a tax
  • often + 'on'
  • synonyms: exaction, rate, duty

Examples

  • You can have an enjoyable vacation without 'taxing' your budget. [=without having to spend a lot of money]

  • That job really 'taxed' our strength. [=required us to use a lot of physical effort]

  • All this waiting is 'taxing' my patience. [=is making me lose my patience]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) My father hated foundations. He loved doing it by himself. Man to man. But we're different. No different than any large corporation. We control a lot of money with little. Minimise taxes. With no government control. - Godfather. - Andrew. - Off to Rome... - I wanted to thank you for everything. (..)
    1990 The Godfather Part III