noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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tăk-sā'shən
/tækˈseɪ.ʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A particular system of taxing people or companies
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The revenue gained from taxes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: imposition, infliction
5
noun
Meaning 5
government income due to taxation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tax income, tax revenue, revenue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: government income, government revenue
Narrower terms: internal revenue
6
noun
Meaning 6
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tax, revenue enhancement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: levy
Narrower terms: single tax, income tax, capital gains tax, capital levy, departure tax, franchise tax, gift tax, direct tax, indirect tax, capitation, progressive tax, graduated tax, proportional tax, degressive tax, rates, stamp tax, stamp duty, pavage, transfer tax, special assessment
History
Etymology
From Middle English taxacioun, from Anglo-Norman taxacion, from Latin taxātio (“rating, appraisal”). By surface analysis, tax + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հարկում
(harkum)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Belarusian:
падаткаабклада́нне
(padatkaabkladánnje)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Bulgarian:
обла́гане с да́нъци
(oblágane s dánǎci)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Chinese Mandarin:
徵稅 /征税
(zhēngshuì)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Chinese Mandarin:
稅收 /税收
(shuìshōu)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Czech:
zdanění
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Danish:
beskatning
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Dutch:
belasting
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Dutch:
heffing
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Dutch:
taks
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Estonian:
maksustamine
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Finnish:
verotus
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
French:
taxation
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
French:
imposition
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Georgian:
დაბეგვრა
(dabegvra)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
German:
Besteuerung
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Greek:
φορολογία
(forología)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Hungarian:
adózás
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Hungarian:
adóztatás
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Hungarian:
megadóztatás
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Indonesian:
perpajakan
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Italian:
tassazione
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Japanese:
課税
(kazei)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Korean:
과세
(gwase)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Lao:
ງວດງາ
(ngūat ngā)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Lithuanian:
apmokestinimas
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Macedonian:
оданочување
(odanočuvanje)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Malay:
percukaian
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Middle English:
taxacioun
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Norwegian Bokmål:
beskatning
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Occitan:
taxacion
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Polish:
opodatkowanie
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Portuguese:
taxação
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Romanian:
taxație
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Russian:
налогообложе́ние
(nalogoobložénije)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Russian:
обложе́ние нало́гом
(obložénije nalógom)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Russian:
взима́ние нало́га
(vzimánije nalóga)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Slovak:
zdanenie
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Slovene:
obdavčevanje
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Spanish:
tasación
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Swedish:
beskattning
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Turkish:
vergilendirme
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Ukrainian:
оподаткува́ння
(opodatkuvánnja)
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Vietnamese:
thuế khoá
— act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
Chinese Mandarin:
稅制 /税制
(shuìzhì)
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Finnish:
verotus
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Finnish:
vero
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Georgian:
დაბეგვრა
(dabegvra)
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Gothic:
𐌲𐌹𐌻𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
(gilstramēleins)
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Greek:
φορολογία
(forología)
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Hungarian:
adórendszer
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Indonesian:
perpajakan
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Japanese:
税制
(zeisei)
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Korean:
세제
(seje)
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Malay:
percukaian
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Russian:
налогообложе́ние
(nalogoobložénije)
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Russian:
систе́ма налогообложе́ния
(sistéma nalogoobložénija)
— particular system of taxing people or companies
Spanish:
régimen fiscal
— particular system of taxing people or companies
