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Definition of Taxation
1. Noun. Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government.
Examples of category: Withholding, Imposition, Infliction, Accumulator, Collector, Gatherer, Net Estate, Disposable Income, Unearned Income, Unearned Revenue, Deductible, Budget Items, Operating Cost, Operating Expense, Overhead, Hidden Tax, Charge, Deductible, Progressive, Regressive
Generic synonyms: Levy
Specialized synonyms: Single Tax, Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Capital Levy, Departure Tax, Franchise Tax, Gift Tax, Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Capitation, Graduated Tax, Progressive Tax, Proportional Tax, Degressive Tax, Rates, Stamp Duty, Stamp Tax, Pavage, Transfer Tax, Special Assessment
Derivative terms: Tax, Tax
2. Noun. Government income due to taxation.
Generic synonyms: Government Income, Government Revenue
Specialized synonyms: Internal Revenue
Derivative terms: Tax
3. Noun. The imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state.
Definition of Taxation
1. n. 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.
Definition of Taxation
1. Noun. The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed ¹
2. Noun. A particular system of taxing people or companies ¹
3. Noun. The revenue gained from taxes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Taxation
1. the process of taxing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taxation
Literary usage of Taxation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"taxation would, therefore, be the best form of investment. Here again the modern
position is midway between the two extremes. It is undeniable that a tax ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The power of taxation may be exercised, however, in several ways. The government
may perform a service for the individual from which a specific benefit is ..."
3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Am City 13:412-14 N '15 Extent and evils of double taxation In the _ United States.
... Nation 101 :8 Jl 1 '15 Newer tendencies in American taxation. ..."
4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"Bankers M 98:543-4 My '19 Exemption of federal farm loans from taxation. ...
Am Stalls Assn 15:80-92 Mr '16 New taxation in the United States. ..."
5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"19th Cent 81:1366-81 Je '17 War taxation in Great Britain. ... Outlook 116:92 My
16 Making taxation odious. Bellman 22:173-4 F 17 •17 Making wealth pay for ..."
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