taxation

English

Etymology

From Latin taxātĭo (“rating, appraisal”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: tăks-ā'shən, IPA: /tæksˈeɪ.ʃən/, SAMPA: /t{ks"eI.S@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

taxation (countable and uncountable; plural taxations)

1. The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
2. A particular system of taxing people or companies
3. The revenue gained from taxes

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Translations

act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed

Finnish: verotus (fi) German: Besteuerung (de) f.

Japanese: 課税 (ja) (kazei) Swedish: beskattning (sv) c.

particular system of taxing people or companies

Finnish: verotus (fi), vero (fi)

Japanese: 課税 (ja) (kazei) Spanish: régimen fiscal (es)

revenue gained from taxes

Finnish: verokertymä, verotulot

Japanese: 税収 (ja) (zeishū)