1. tax - Noun
2. tax - Verb
A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority.
A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.
Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.
A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.
A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health.
Charge; censure.
A lesson to be learned; a task.
To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government.
To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court.
To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Albert Einstein
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Ronald Reagan
There is no such thing as a good tax. Winston Churchill
The devil sups with the tax collector. Togolese Proverb
When the devil grows poor he becomes a tax collector. Greek Proverb
Lying pays no tax. Portuguese Proverb