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noun the act of taxing.
the fact of being taxed.
a tax imposed.
the revenue raised by taxes.
Origin of taxation 1250–1300; <Medieval Latin
taxātiōn- (stem of
taxātiō ) an appraising (see tax, -ation); replacing Middle English
taxacioun <Anglo-French <Medieval Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM taxation tax·a·tion·al, adjective an·ti·tax·a·tion, adjective non·tax·a·tion, noun pro·tax·a·tion, adjective
re·tax·a·tion, noun self-tax·a·tion, noun
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Words nearby taxation taws, tawse, tax, taxable, taxaceous, taxation , taxation without representation, Taxation without representation is tyranny, tax avoidance, tax-bracket creep, tax break
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Example sentences from the Web for taxation Taxes are an obvious benchmark, since right now, employed teenagers are literally subjected to taxation without representation.
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The marginal rate of taxation applies much more heavily on the secondary wage.
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“Taxation Without Representation” is on many license plates.
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Then, as if by magic, funds pour into the UK as clean capital, free from any taxation or further scrutiny.
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Not the talk of strategy or politics, munitions or taxation ; not the discussions on fiscal costs or boots on the ground jingoism.
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This had coincided with a slight increase in taxation to produce discontent.
A History of Spain | Charles E. Chapman
He is exempt from taxation and from the payment at least of certain local rates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 | Various
That taxation is very low indeed, and is levied under certain equitable laws.
A. D. 2000 | Alvarado M. Fuller
The collector has without my knowledge raised the taxation 40 per cent on the very poorest class of the population.
Sir Charles Napier | Sir William Francis Butler
Taxation in Canada in 1901 was $10 per capita, and but $7.50 per capita in the United States.
The Way to the West | Emerson Hough
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British Dictionary definitions for taxation noun the act or principle of levying taxes or the condition of being taxed
an amount assessed as tax a tax rate revenue from taxes
Derived forms of taxation taxational , adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to taxation duty, tariff, tax, assessment, levying
Cultural definitions for taxation A government's practice of collecting money from citizens and businesses within its domain to support its operations.
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