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Word: Tax
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (also in the sense ‘estimate or determine the amount of a penalty or damages’, surviving in tax (sense 4 of the verb)): from Old French taxer, from Latin taxare ‘to censure, charge, compute’, perhaps from Greek tassein ‘fix’
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impose a tax on (someone or something)
Short Definition:impose tax on
Examples:- the income will be taxed at the top rate
make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources)
Short Definition:make heavy demands on
Examples:- she knew that the ordeal to come must tax all her strength
confront (someone) with a fault or wrongdoing
Short Definition:confront someone with fault or wrongdoing
Examples:- why are you taxing me with these preposterous allegations?
examine and assess (the costs of a case)
Short Definition:examine and assess
Examples:- an officer taxing a bill of costs
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