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taxation

Pronunciation: /tækˈseɪ.ʃən/

The English word “taxation” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.

Etymology

From Middle English taxacioun, from Anglo-Norman taxacion, from Latin taxātio (“rating, appraisal”). By surface analysis, tax + -ation.

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