Definitions for taxation
tækˈseɪ ʃəntax·a·tion

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tax, taxation, revenue enhancement(noun)

   charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

2. tax income, taxation, tax revenue, revenue(noun)

   government income due to taxation

3. taxation(noun)

   the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. taxation(Noun)

   The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed

   Etymology: From taxatio

2. taxation(Noun)

   A particular system of taxing people or companies

   Etymology: From taxatio

3. taxation(Noun)

   The revenue gained from taxes

   Etymology: From taxatio

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Taxation(noun)

   the act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue

2. Taxation(noun)

   the act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost

3. Taxation(noun)

   tax; sum imposed

4. Taxation(noun)

   charge; accusation

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. taxation

   The act, formula and process to levy a tax.

   The level of taxation had a specific formula and was applied justly.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'taxation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3820

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'taxation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4737

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'taxation' in Nouns Frequency: #1570

How to pronounce taxation?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of taxation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of taxation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of taxation in a Sentence

1. Le Maire:

   And we also have to address the key question of minimum taxation and the risk of having a race to the bottom on taxation.

2. John Ruskin:

   Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor.

3. Milton Friedman:

   Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation.

4. Nigel Farage:

   The Macron agenda -- more money, more taxation, more military power, foreign policy without national veto -- everything Macron is talking about runs into a headlong collision with the way the peoples of Europe are feeling.

5. George Bull:

   Perhaps (Britain's tax department) has deliberately downplayed these figures so that the move is seen less as a 'money spinner', and more about leading the reform of the taxation of international corporates?

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