taxation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A particular system of taxing people or companies
  3. (countable, uncountable) The revenue gained from taxes

Frequency

31k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tækˈseɪ.ʃən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English taxacioun, from Anglo-Norman taxacion, from Latin taxātio (“rating, appraisal”). By surface analysis, tax + -ation.

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