"tax" meaning in All languages combined

See tax on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /tæks/ Audio: en-us-tax.ogg [US] Forms: tax [singular], taxes [plural]
enPR: tăks Head templates: {{noun|2=taxes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. money taken by a government.
    Sense id: simple-tax-en-noun-PNw3fwno

Verb [English]

IPA: /tæks/ Audio: en-us-tax.ogg [US] Forms: tax [canonical], taxes [third-person, singular], taxed [past], taxed [past, participle], taxing [present, participle]
enPR: tăks Head templates: {{verb|tax|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you tax someone, you make them pay a tax.
    Sense id: simple-tax-en-verb-BTFs8k1g
  2. If an activity is taxing, it causes difficulty or makes you tired.
    Sense id: simple-tax-en-verb-supxkqf3
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