| 单词 | tax |
| 释义 | noun | verb taxtax1 /tæks/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1[countable, uncountable] social studies, economics an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods, etc., and that is used to pay for public services: All workers pay taxes. The city will have to raise taxes to pay for the roads.tax on There should be a higher tax on gasoline. The company reported an after-tax profit of $1.2 million.2[singular] formal something that uses a lot of your strength, patience, etc. → see also capital gains tax, income tax, property tax, sales taxCOLLOCATIONSverbspay tax Many people feel they are paying too much tax.raise/increase taxes He claimed the Democratic candidate would put up taxes.lower/cut/reduce taxes There’s no point promising to cut taxes if the state can’t afford it.adjectives/nouns + taxa high tax Higher taxes will slow down consumer spending.a low tax Republican voters say they want lower taxes and sensible spending cuts.a flat tax (=an amount of tax that is the same for everyone) Critics say that the middle class and poor would be hurt by the proposal for a flat tax.income tax (=tax paid on money that you earn) The rich should pay more income tax.property tax (=tax paid on land or on buildings on the land) The schools are paid for out of property taxes.sales tax (=a tax on things you buy) We have to pay 7% sales tax on everything we buy.inheritance tax (=tax paid on money, property etc. that you receive from someone when they die) Inheritance tax applies to the total value of the deceased’s assets.federal taxes (=those paid to the U.S. government) I don't owe anything in federal taxes this year.state taxes (=those paid to a U.S. state government) In New Hampshire there is no state income tax.corporate tax (=tax paid by larger companies) He wants to cut the corporate tax by one third.tax + nounsthe tax rate/the rate of tax The tax rate for the highest earners may rise from 35% to 39%.a tax cut He believes that big tax cuts will encourage economic growth.a tax increase (also a tax hike informal) He accused the president of planning the biggest tax increases in U.S. history.tax dollars (=the amount of money raised by the government through tax) The project was a complete waste of your tax dollars.a tax credit (=an amount by which the government will reduce your tax, especially as a reward for doing something) People will receive bigger tax credits for driving hybrid or electric cars.tax relief (=a cut in the amount someone has to pay in tax) The plan would offer tax relief to middle-class Americans.a tax incentive (=lower taxes that encourage people to do something) We have introduced new tax incentives for savings.the tax burden (=used to talk about who in a society pays the highest proportion of tax) We need to shift the tax burden from the middle class to the very rich.a tax allowance (=an amount you can earn without paying tax on it) Cutting personal tax allowances penalizes the poor. noun | verb taxtax2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1social studies, economics to charge a tax on a product, income, property, etc., or make someone pay a tax: tax something at 10%/a high rate etc. Company profits are currently taxed at 34%. The rich are taxed at a higher rate than the poor.tax somebody on something You are not taxed on pension money you have saved in the plan until you receive it. Gasoline is heavily taxed in Europe.2to make someone have to work hard or make a strong effort: tax somebody’s strength/patience/mind etc. The kids are taxing my patience today. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French taxer to make a judgment about, tax, from Latin taxare to feel, make a judgment about, blame]—taxable adjective: taxable income → see also taxing |
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