tax
//tæks//
Noun
taxSingular
taxesPlural
1
A compulsory financial charge or levy imposed by a government on individuals or organizations to fund public expenditure.
We have to pay income tax every year.
2
A strain or heavy demand on something.
The constant travel is a tax on his health.
Verb
taxInfinitive
taxPresent tense
taxedPast tense
taxedPast participle
taxingPresent participle
taxesThird-person singular
1
To impose a tax on someone or something.
The government taxes income and profits.
2
To make heavy demands on; to strain or burden.
The long project taxed her patience and energy.
3
To accuse or confront someone with a wrongdoing.
She taxed him with lying about his whereabouts.