Taxation is necessary to provide roads, schools, and police.
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tax·a·tion — /tækˈseıʃən/ noun [noncount] : the action, process, or system of taxing people or things the federal right of taxation The company is trying to shield its profits from taxation. [=to prevent its profits from being taxed] They favor reduced… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|tax|a|tion — «OH vuhr tak SAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or practice of overtaxing: »Overtaxation in the middle and higher brackets produces only 17%…of total income tax revenues (Wall Street Journal). 2. the condition of being overtaxed: »... attributed his… … Useful english dictionary
un|der|tax|a|tion — «UHN duhr tak SAY shuhn», noun. insufficient or inadequate taxation: »Undertaxation of land helps speculators hold property out of use while they wait for a city s growth to raise its price (Time) … Useful english dictionary
tax — tax·abil·i·ty; tax·a·ce·ae; tax·ad; tax·am·e·ter; tax·as·pid·e·an; tax·a·tion; tax·a·tion·al; tax·a·tor; tax; tax·eme; tax·e·op·o·da; tax·e·op·o·dous; tax·er; … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
im|po|si|tion — «IHM puh ZIHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of putting a burden, tax, or punishment on: »A war requires the imposition of heavy taxes. 2. something imposed; a burden, tax, or punishment. 3. an unfair burden, tax, or punishment. 4. the action of … Useful english dictionary
cap|i|ta|tion — «KAP uh TAY shuhn», noun. a tax, fee, or charge of the same amount for every person. ╂[< Late Latin capitātiō, ōnis poll tax < Latin caput, itis head] … Useful english dictionary
de|in´dex|a´tion — de|in|dex «dee IHN dehks», transitive verb. 1. to remove or separate (income, interest rates, and the like) from cost of living or inflation rates: »The proposals to tax certain short term benefits, deindex others, and reduce and tax strike… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|com|mer|cial|i|za|tion — «OH vuhr kuh MUR shuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. excessive or undue commercialization: »Advertisers howl at any suggestion of a tax on commercials, yet a tax may be the only way to curb the overcommercialization of television and radio (Vance Packard) … Useful english dictionary
generation–skipping tax — gen·er·a·tion–skip·ping tax n: generation skipping transfer tax Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
