tax

(Engels)

Tegenovergesteld aan
subsidy
Frequentie

B2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/tæks/
Etymologie (Engels)

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”.

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