tax🔊

Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles). +

A charge (of money, food, labor, etc) collected by a person, organization, etc; something required (exacted) from someone who is (really or notionally) under the control of the taxer, such as a contribution or service.

A burdensome demand;

To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

To impose and collect a tax on (something).

(overdemand)To make excessive demands on.

To accuse.

To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.