noun

taxes

taxes

Everyone has to pay taxes.

Everyone has to pay taxes.

The government will increase taxes next year.

The government will increase taxes next year.

to pay taxes to give money to the government Everyone has to pay taxes.

to raise/increase taxes to make the amount of tax higher The government will increase taxes next year.

Synonyms: duties, levies, tariffs

From Latin 'taxare', meaning 'to assess, to value'.

Imagine money 'taking an exit' (tax-it) from your wallet to the government.

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