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DictionarytaxationImposing taxes
noun

taxation

tak-SAY-shun/tækˈseɪʃn/

The imposition of government taxes.

A clerk collects a taxpayer's payment as part of government taxation.

At a government payment counter, a taxpayer hands payment and a minimally marked tax form to a clerk, making the collection process concrete.
Etymology
taxLatinto evaluate, assess
+ationLatinaction or process

Taxare and the action-noun ending formed a word meaning a rating, valuation, or appraisal. Its governmental use focuses on imposing assessed charges, yielding the sense of the tax-collection process.

In context

Ed Mays28:59
what would that taxation system look like well I mean it would it would mean that that rich people paid more in taxes
Caitlin Zaloom: Indebted

More examples

  • The proposal increases taxation on luxury goods.
  • Local schools receive much of their funding through taxation.
  • The agreement prevents double taxation of income earned abroad.

Forms

tax verb — To impose a government charge on.

taxable adjective — Subject to taxes imposed by government.

Similar words

levy
Often refers to imposing one specific tax or charge.
assessment
Focuses on determining taxes owed rather than imposing taxes generally.