tax

(Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).
2. (countable, uncountable) A charge (of money, food, labor, etc) collected by a person, organization, etc; something required (exacted) from someone who is (really or notionally) under the control of the taxer, such as a contribution or service.
3. (figuratively, uncountable) A burdensome demand;

Verb

1. (transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
2. (transitive) To impose and collect a tax on (something).
3. (transitive) To make excessive demands on.
4. (transitive) To accuse.
5. (transitive) To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.

Opposé de

subsidy

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tæks/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: taxe

Hérité de moyen anglais: taxen

In summary

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”.

Concepts

impôt

taxe

imposer

contribution

taxer

fiscal

tribut

payer

💸

prestation

tâche

tâcher

TVA

impot

redevance

fiscaliser

charger

impôt et taxe

dîme

enregistrer

estimer

évaluer

graver

impôt sur le revenu

Synonymes

duty

levy

toll

tribute

impost

assess

fee

charge

taxation

burden

impose

excise

imposition

task

rent

assessment

cess

rate

revenue

tariff

customs

🛃

revenue enhancement

contribution

fare

strain

dues

fine

scot

encumber

due

oblige

overcharge

overload

accuse

property

punctilious

put on

rates

require

Scot

tax assessment

taxes

thrust

tithe

wear

wear out

obligatory contribution

blame on

be a burden on

gabelle

Traductions

impuesto

tassa

Steuer

imposto

imposta

belasting

φόρος

podatek

impost

tasa

vergi

Abgabe

vectigal

besteuern

taxa

Phrases

He is an expert in business and tax law .

Il est un expert en droit des affaires et des impôts.

They were financed through a special celebration tax .

Ils ont été financés par une taxe de célébration spéciale.

My tax dollars pay for those public school proms .

Mes impôts paient pour ces bals d'école publique.

The directors were accused of bribe , tax fraud and forgery .

Les administrateurs ont été accusés de pot-de-vin, de fraude fiscale et de contrefaçon.