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taxation

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Noun

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tax=a=tion

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun taxation has 3 senses

taxation(n = noun.possession) revenue enhancement, tax - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government; Array

is a kind of levy

has particulars: single tax, income tax, capital gains tax, capital levy, departure tax, franchise tax, gift tax, direct tax, indirect tax, capitation, graduated tax, progressive tax, proportional tax, degressive tax, rates, stamp duty, stamp tax, pavage, transfer tax, special assessment

Derived form verb tax₁

taxation(n = noun.possession) revenue, tax income, tax revenue - government income due to taxation; Array

is a kind of government income, government revenue

has particulars: internal revenue

Derived form verb tax₁

taxation(n = noun.act) Array - the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state; Array

is a kind of

imposition

infliction

Derived form verb tax₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

taxation, n. [F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from L. taxare. See Tax.].

The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue. [1913 Webster]
The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost. [1913 Webster]
Tax; sum imposed. Daniel. [1913 Webster]
Charge; accusation. Shak. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

taxation, n. the imposition or payment of tax.

Etymology

ME f. AF taxacioun, OF taxation f. L taxatio -onis f. taxare: see TAX

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THESAURUS

taxation

assessment, cess, conscience money, contribution, direct tax, duty, graduated taxation, imposition, impost, indirect tax, joint return, levy, progressive tax, separate returns, single tax, supertax, surtax, tax, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return, tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable income, tithe, toll, tribute, withholding tax

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