Taxation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Taxation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
taxation n charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government Synonym(s): tax, taxation, revenue enhancement government income due to taxation Synonym(s): tax income, taxation, tax revenue, revenue the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taxation \Tax*a"tion\, n. [F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from L. taxare. See {Tax}.] 1. The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue. 2. (Law) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost. 3. Tax; sum imposed. [R.] --Daniel. 4. Charge; accusation. [Obs.] --Shak.