英语词汇“tax”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tax

(tæks )

Word forms: taxes , taxing , taxed

1. variable noun B1+

Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.

No-one enjoys paying tax.

They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.

...a cut in tax on new cars.

...a pledge not to raise taxes on people below a certain income.

His decision to return to a form of property tax is the right one.

Synonyms: charge, rate, duty, toll

2. verb

When a person or company is taxed, they have to pay a part of their income or profits to the government. When goods are taxed, a percentage of their price has to be paid to the government.

Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes. [be VERB-ed]

...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed. [be VERB-ed]

The Bonn government taxes profits of corporations at a rate that is among the highest in Europe. [VERB noun]

[Also VERB]

Synonyms: charge [formal], impose a tax on, levy a tax on, rate

3. verb

If something taxes your strength, your patience, or your resources, it uses nearly all of them, so that you have great difficulty in carrying out what you are trying to do.

Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste. [VERB noun]

These dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: strain, push, stretch, try

4. See also council tax, income tax, taxing, value-added tax

Quotations:

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxesBenjamin Franklinletter to Jean Baptiste Le Roy

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is a man whose duties make him more or less of a taxing machine. He is entrusted with a certain amount of misery which it is his duty to distribute as fairly as he canRobert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrookespeech

To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to menEdmund BurkeOn American Taxation

If you tax too high, the revenue will yield nothingRalph Waldo Emerson

Only the little people pay taxesLeona Helmsley

Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of themMargaret MitchellGone with the Wind

Read my lips: no new taxesGeorge Bushspeech during election campaign - later, he raised taxes

Taxation without representation is tyrannyJames Otis

Collocations:

additional tax

The business pays employers' national insurance on the benefit and your employees will have additional tax to pay.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Additional tax is also collected from more than one million people who work in the industry through employer national insurance.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

He said policymakers should plug the gap with higher income tax or an additional property tax.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

flat tax

A better suggestion would be a flat tax that isn't paid by anyone earning under, say, 18,000 a year.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

Such a system could be a flat tax and the abolition of all tax reliefs and exemptions.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

But the flat tax it proposes would constitute a tax cut for millionaires.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

government tax

If you could change one government tax policy, what would it be and why?

Times, Sunday Times

Government tax advisers are consulting the self-employed on modernising the system to reflect new ways of working.

Times, Sunday Times

There was broad agreement that the challenges are not helped by government tax policies, whether through energy levies or business rates.

Times, Sunday Times

A junior suite starts from 130, plus 10% service charge and 5% government tax.

Times, Sunday Times

Generous government tax reliefs are encouraging more private investors to back companies in their earliest stages.

Times, Sunday Times

tax dollars

The public has the right to see the report paid for with tax dollars.

Houston Chronicle

If we overextend the law, we would not simply be wasting tax dollars or natural resources.

Christianity Today

Much of the middle class had fled to the suburbs, and their tax dollars had gone with them.

The Times Literary Supplement

That's a lot of tax dollars.

Times, Sunday Times

His government bought lower retail rates with consumers' own tax dollars.

Globe and Mail

tobacco tax

Finally, he said, the usual rise in tobacco tax might persuade him to give up smoking.

Times, Sunday Times

But the tobacco tax increase will cut into that and an extra £30 a year.

The Sun

Now, the poll was done before the gas-tax increase and new $2-a-carton tobacco tax introduced in yesterday's budget.

Globe and Mail

He supported making the state tobacco tax permanent.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The courthouse was built with money from a 12 pound tobacco tax imposed on county inhabitants.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

unfair tax

Seldom has a campaign against an unfair tax been so deftly waged.

Times, Sunday Times

The company insisted it had 'never sought unfair tax incentives'.

Times, Sunday Times

So stamp duty on securities has become an unfair tax, paid largely by private savers and the long-term institutions representing them.

Times, Sunday Times

Many of those facing these grossly unfair tax rises and fees are 'just about managings' too.

The Sun

Eight years ago this unfair tax was the equivalent of seven weeks of my state pension.

The Sun

unpaid tax

At present, those who are caught out could face a bill for up to 20 years of unpaid tax and interest, plus penalties that can be up to 100% of the amount owed.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

Ministers say that the measure will help the government to rake in 100 million of unpaid tax.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

The unpaid tax itself must also be repaid.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Translations:

Chinese: 税

Japanese: 税金

单词	tax
释义	tax (tæks ) Word forms: taxes , taxing , taxed 1. variable noun B1+ Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. No-one enjoys paying tax. They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases. ...a cut in tax on new cars. ...a pledge not to raise taxes on people below a certain income. His decision to return to a form of property tax is the right one. Synonyms: charge, rate, duty, toll 2. verb When a person or company is taxed, they have to pay a part of their income or profits to the government. When goods are taxed, a percentage of their price has to be paid to the government. Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes. [be VERB-ed] ...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed. [be VERB-ed] The Bonn government taxes profits of corporations at a rate that is among the highest in Europe. [VERB noun] [Also VERB] Synonyms: charge [formal], impose a tax on, levy a tax on, rate 3. verb If something taxes your strength, your patience, or your resources, it uses nearly all of them, so that you have great difficulty in carrying out what you are trying to do. Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste. [VERB noun] These dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen. [VERB noun] Synonyms: strain, push, stretch, try 4. See also council tax, income tax, taxing, value-added tax Quotations: In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxesBenjamin Franklinletter to Jean Baptiste Le Roy The Chancellor of the Exchequer is a man whose duties make him more or less of a taxing machine. He is entrusted with a certain amount of misery which it is his duty to distribute as fairly as he canRobert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrookespeech To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to menEdmund BurkeOn American Taxation If you tax too high, the revenue will yield nothingRalph Waldo Emerson Only the little people pay taxesLeona Helmsley Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of themMargaret MitchellGone with the Wind Read my lips: no new taxesGeorge Bushspeech during election campaign - later, he raised taxes Taxation without representation is tyrannyJames Otis Collocations: additional tax The business pays employers' national insurance on the benefit and your employees will have additional tax to pay. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Additional tax is also collected from more than one million people who work in the industry through employer national insurance. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He said policymakers should plug the gap with higher income tax or an additional property tax. Times, Sunday Times (2011) flat tax A better suggestion would be a flat tax that isn't paid by anyone earning under, say, 18,000 a year. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Such a system could be a flat tax and the abolition of all tax reliefs and exemptions. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But the flat tax it proposes would constitute a tax cut for millionaires. Times, Sunday Times (2013) government tax If you could change one government tax policy, what would it be and why? Times, Sunday Times Government tax advisers are consulting the self-employed on modernising the system to reflect new ways of working. Times, Sunday Times There was broad agreement that the challenges are not helped by government tax policies, whether through energy levies or business rates. Times, Sunday Times A junior suite starts from 130, plus 10% service charge and 5% government tax. Times, Sunday Times Generous government tax reliefs are encouraging more private investors to back companies in their earliest stages. Times, Sunday Times tax dollars The public has the right to see the report paid for with tax dollars. Houston Chronicle If we overextend the law, we would not simply be wasting tax dollars or natural resources. Christianity Today Much of the middle class had fled to the suburbs, and their tax dollars had gone with them. The Times Literary Supplement That's a lot of tax dollars. Times, Sunday Times His government bought lower retail rates with consumers' own tax dollars. Globe and Mail tobacco tax Finally, he said, the usual rise in tobacco tax might persuade him to give up smoking. Times, Sunday Times But the tobacco tax increase will cut into that and an extra £30 a year. The Sun Now, the poll was done before the gas-tax increase and new $2-a-carton tobacco tax introduced in yesterday's budget. Globe and Mail He supported making the state tobacco tax permanent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The courthouse was built with money from a 12 pound tobacco tax imposed on county inhabitants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 unfair tax Seldom has a campaign against an unfair tax been so deftly waged. Times, Sunday Times The company insisted it had 'never sought unfair tax incentives'. Times, Sunday Times So stamp duty on securities has become an unfair tax, paid largely by private savers and the long-term institutions representing them. Times, Sunday Times Many of those facing these grossly unfair tax rises and fees are 'just about managings' too. The Sun Eight years ago this unfair tax was the equivalent of seven weeks of my state pension. The Sun unpaid tax At present, those who are caught out could face a bill for up to 20 years of unpaid tax and interest, plus penalties that can be up to 100% of the amount owed. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Ministers say that the measure will help the government to rake in 100 million of unpaid tax. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The unpaid tax itself must also be repaid. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Translations: Chinese: 税 Japanese: 税金
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