Definitions for cess
sɛscess

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cessnoun

   An assessed tax.

2. cessnoun

   Luck

3. cessverb

   To levy a cess.

4. cessnoun

   The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CESSnoun

   Etymology: probably corrupted from cense; See Cense; though imagined by Franciscus Junius to be derived from saisire, to seize.

   1. A levy made upon the inhabitants of a place, rated according to their property.

   The like cess is also charged upon the country sometimes for victualling the soldiers, when they lie in garrison. Edmund Spenser.

   2. The act of laying rates.3. [from cesse, Fr.] It seems to have been used by William Shakespeare for bounds, or limits.

   I pr’ythee, Tom, beat Cutts’s saddle, put a few flocks in the point; the poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.

2. To Cessverb

   To rate; to lay charge on.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   We are to consider how much land there is in all Ulster, that, according to the quantity thereof, we may cess the said rent, and allowance issuing thereout. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cessnoun

   a rate or tax

2. Cessnoun

   bound; measure

3. Cessverb

   to rate; to tax; to assess

4. Cessverb

   to cease; to neglect

5. Etymology: [For sess, conts. from Assess.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Cess

   Cess is a tax. It was the official term used in Ireland when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, but has been superseded by "rate". The term was formerly particularly applied to local taxation. In colonial India it was applied, with a qualifying prefix, to any taxation, such as irrigation-cess, educational-cess, and the like. They are collectively referred to as "cesses" in government censuses, e.g. "land revenue and cesses". In modern India, it refers to a tax earmarked for a particular purpose, such as education. In Scotland, it refers to the property tax which was enacted in Scotland in 1665 and continued to be levied through the 18th century. The term is used by the rubber industry in Thailand to refer to Rubber Export Tax, which funds that country's Office of Rubber Replanting Aid Fund. The term is a shortened form of "assess"; the spelling is due to a mistaken connection with census.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Cess

   ses, n. a tax, a local rate.—v.t. to impose a tax.—Out of all cesse (Shak.), excessively, immoderately. [Shortened from Assess.]

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1. CESS

   What does CESS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CESS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cess in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cess in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cess in a Sentence

1. Hardik Shah:

   A possible solution is to waive the goods and services tax (GST) compensation cess..on coal.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cess
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cess
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cess
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cess
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cess