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tax /tæks/ /tæks/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/t/tax/tax__/tax__us_1.mp3 tax(noun)/tæks/ /tæks/money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services.SEE ALSO car taxhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/car-taxto pay your taxesto raise/cut taxesa 20% tax on incometo pay over £1 000 in taxprofits before/after taxtax increases/cutsan increase in tax ratesproperty/corporate tax revenueExtra ExamplesIncome tax will be deducted by your employer.Claims for expenses can be set off against tax.Collectively, smokers pay over £15 000 a day in tax.She was charged with conspiracy to evade taxes.Taxes look set to rise again.the government department responsible for collecting taxesan increase in the basic rate of taxintroducing a 60% tax on alcoholHe was criticized for putting a new tax burden on the poor.By broadening the tax base the chancellor could raise more revenues.He is non-resident for tax purposes.He was ordered to pay $2 million in tax arrears.Her accountant was good at exploiting tax loopholes.Her salary puts her in the highest tax band.His tax affairs are under investigation by the police.The tax office demanded £80 000 in back taxes.There are tax advantages to working freelance.an increase in tax liability on company carsWord OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘estimate or determine the amount of a penalty or damages’): from Old French taxer, from Latin taxare ‘to censure, charge, compute’, perhaps from Greek tassein ‘fix’.

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(noun) to pay your taxesto raise/cut taxesa 20% tax on incometo pay over £1 000 in tax Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=tax This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	tax
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/tæks/ /tæks/
Example	to pay your taxes to raise/cut taxes a 20% tax on income to pay over £1 000 in tax
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Content	tax (noun)/tæks/ /tæks/ money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services. SEE ALSO car tax https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/car-tax to pay your taxes to raise/cut taxes a 20% tax on income to pay over £1 000 in tax profits before/after tax tax increases/cuts an increase in tax rates property/corporate tax revenue Extra Examples Income tax will be deducted by your employer. Claims for expenses can be set off against tax. Collectively, smokers pay over £15 000 a day in tax. She was charged with conspiracy to evade taxes. Taxes look set to rise again. the government department responsible for collecting taxes an increase in the basic rate of tax introducing a 60% tax on alcohol He was criticized for putting a new tax burden on the poor. By broadening the tax base the chancellor could raise more revenues. He is non-resident for tax purposes. He was ordered to pay $2 million in tax arrears. Her accountant was good at exploiting tax loopholes. Her salary puts her in the highest tax band. His tax affairs are under investigation by the police. The tax office demanded £80 000 in back taxes. There are tax advantages to working freelance. an increase in tax liability on company cars Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘estimate or determine the amount of a penalty or damages’): from Old French taxer, from Latin taxare ‘to censure, charge, compute’, perhaps from Greek tassein ‘fix’.
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Tax Pay Tæks Income Increase Noun Raise/Cut Government

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