| Tax (tax) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tax |
| [F. taxe, fr. taxer
to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure,
value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See
Tangent, and cf. Task, Taste.] |
A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by
authority.
A task exacted from one who is under control; a
contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a
subject.
A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as,
a heavy tax on time or health.
Charge; censure.
A lesson to be learned; a task.
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| Tax (tax) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Tax |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Taxed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Taxing.] [Cf. F. taxer. See Tax, n.] |
To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes] to
impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from
for the support of government.
To assess, fix, or determine
judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in
court.
To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often
followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as,
to tax a man with pride.
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