taxative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Related to taxation and taxing. Compare the German taxativ.
Adjective[edit]
taxative (not comparable)
- Relating to taxation.
- 1906, William Stubbs, Lectures on Early English History, page 325:
- We gather from this that the taxative machinery of the exchequer — that is, the visits of the barons to the different towns and county courts for the purpose of rating the feudal aids and assessing Danegeld — […]
- Exhaustive, comprehensive.
- 1829, Cases Decided in the House of Lords, on Appeal from the Courts of Scotland, volume 1, published 1825, page 599:
- They are merely demonstrative, not taxative.
- 1876, Robert Hunter, A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant, 4th edition, volume 2, page 182:
- It was held that the description was indicative of the identity of the lands, but not taxative as to the extent.
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
taxative
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
taxative
- inflection of taxativ: