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单词 tax
释义
tax
noun[CorU]
uk
/tæks/us
/tæks/
B1
(anamountof)moneypaidto thegovernmentthat isbasedonyourincomeor thecostofgoodsorservicesyou havebought:
税；税款
They'reincreasingthe taxoncigarettes.他们要提高烟草税。
Taxcuts(=reductionsin taxes)are alwayspopular.减税总是受欢迎的。
What do youearnbefore/aftertax(= before/after you havepaidtax on themoneyyouearn)?你的税前／税后收入是多少？
See also
taxation
More examples
  • A person'sgrossincomeis themoneytheyearnbefore tax isdeductedfrom it.
  • Thegovernmenthavepromisedthat they'llreducetaxes.
  • Thegovernmentwillpayfor the newschoolsbyincreasingthe tax onluxurygoods.
  • Do youpayless tax if you'reself-employed?
  • TheChancellorhasincreasedthe tax onalcoholagain.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taxation
  • amortizable
  • anti-dumping
  • anti-progressive
  • anti-tax
  • bedroom tax
  • financial year
  • fiscal year
  • flat tax
  • gas tax
  • HMRC
  • road tax
  • sales tax
  • self-assessment
  • shelter
  • sin tax
  • taxpayer
  • tithe
  • top rate
  • vat
  • VATable
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tax
verb[T]
uk
/tæks/us
/tæks/

taxverb[T](MONEY)

C1
to make someonepaya tax:
对…征税，对…课税
Husbands andwivesmay be taxedjointly/separately.夫妻俩可以分别／合并纳税。
More examples
  • There wasgreatoppositiontoplansto taxbooks.
  • Allsubjectswere taxed by theking.
  • Anyamountover thisfigurewill be taxed.
  • She is not taxed on theseearningsbecause they are solow.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taxation
  • amortizable
  • anti-dumping
  • anti-progressive
  • anti-tax
  • bedroom tax
  • financial year
  • fiscal year
  • flat tax
  • gas tax
  • HMRC
  • road tax
  • sales tax
  • self-assessment
  • shelter
  • sin tax
  • taxpayer
  • tithe
  • top rate
  • vat
  • VATable
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taxverb[T](NEED EFFORT)

to need someone to make a lot ofeffort, eitherphysicalormental:
使负重担；使大伤脑筋
He only has toreadashortreport- it shouldn't tax him too much.他只需读一篇简短的报告——这应该不会耗费他太多精力的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complicated and difficult to do
  • advanced
  • ambitious
  • ambitiously
  • another
  • arduous
  • fierce
  • formidable
  • formidably
  • get blood out of/from a stoneidiom
  • grail
  • obstinately
  • onerous
  • overdemanding
  • painstaking
  • picnic
  • tuff
  • ultra-sensitive
  • unresolved
  • unsolved
  • unwieldy
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(Definition oftaxfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tax| American Dictionary

tax
noun[C/U]
us
/tæks/

taxnoun[C/U](MONEY)

social studies
(anamountof)moneypaidto thegovernment, usually apercentageofpersonalincomeor of thecostofgoodsorservicesbought:
[C]income/sales/SocialSecuritytax
[C]aproperty/gasolinetax
[U]Thesenatorproposeda taxincrease/cut.
tax refundsocial studies
A taxrefundismoneyreturnedto you from thegovernmentbecause you havepaidmore than youneededto for aparticularyear.
tax
verb[T]
us
/tæks/

taxverb[T](NEED EFFORT)

to bedifficultfor someone or use too much of something:
All he has to do iswasha fewdishes– that shouldn’t tax him too much.
Round-the-clocknursingcareseverelytaxed herresources.

taxverb[T](REQUIRE TO PAY)

torequireapersonororganizationtopaya tax:
Hemaintainedthatcorporationswere not being taxed enough.
(Definition oftaxfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

tax| Business English

tax
noun[CorU]
TAX,FINANCE
uk
/tæks/us
pluraltaxes
anamountpaidto thegovernmentbasedon a person'sincome, a company’sprofits, thevalueofgoodsandservices, etc, or thismoneyconsideredtogether:
Offshoretradingcompaniesareliabletopaytaxat arateof 5%.
avoid/evade/escape taxHugecompanieshave themoneytopaylawyerswhoadvisethem onwaystoavoidtax.
a tax on sthThelawstatesthatforeignbusinessesmustpaytaxes onbusinessconductedin the US.
increase/put up/raise taxesMany of the opposition'sproposalswill be verydifficulttoachievewithoutraisingtaxes.
introduce/impose/levy a tax (on sth)Thecityhas levied a tax of €1,000 on anySUVsregisteredto city-centeraddresses.
abolish/cut/reducea tax
lift/removea tax
tax cuts/increases/risesThegovernmentmusttightenitsbudgetnextyeartooffsetpoorlytimedtaxcuts.
If you do notmakethetaxpaymentbyFebruary28, anadditional5%surchargeisimposed.
after/before taxThe bank'sbaddebtprovisionforcedprofitsbefore tax down to €152.7m.
exclusive/inclusive of tax(es)Thehotelfailedtoprovideroomratesinclusiveof taxes.
high/low tax(es)Theareahas verylowpropertytaxes.
basic-rate/higher-rate tax
ataxaccountant/adviser/consultant
ataxauthority/agency/office

See also

ad valorem
after-tax
back tax
capital gains tax
capital tax
consumption tax
corporation tax
council tax
death tax
deferred tax
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degressive tax
direct tax
discriminatory tax
EBIT
estate tax
excise tax
expenditure tax
federal tax
flat tax
gift tax
goods and services tax
graduated tax
head tax
hypothecated taxes
income tax
indirect tax
inheritance tax
input tax
local tax
luxury tax
output tax
payroll tax
personal income tax
pre-tax
progressive tax
property tax
proportional tax
purchase tax
real estate tax
regressive tax
road tax
sales tax
sin tax
social security tax
specific tax
state tax
stealth tax
supertax
surtax
transaction tax
turnover tax
unitary tax
value-added tax
wealth tax
windfall tax
withholding tax
tax
verb[T]
TAX,FINANCE
uk
/tæks/us
to makepeopleorbusinessespayanamountofmoneyto thegovernmentfrom themoneytheyearn, or when theybuygoodsorservices:
Thestatedoes not taxfoodorclothing.
tax sth as sthTheprofitsfrom theseinvestmentsare taxed asordinaryincome.
tax sth at (a rate of) sthEarnings above thecurrentthresholdare taxed at 50%.
tax sb on sthHomeowners whoselllandfordevelopmentare taxed on theprofit.
tax sb/sth heavily/lightlyThegovernmentmay taxhousingmoreheavily.
Non-electricalmachinesarelightlytaxed.
(Definition oftaxfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftax

tax
In practice the pace of expenditure and deficit reduction was in advance of that planned and as a consequencetaxrelaxation was possible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, the spending of the new pesticidetaxproceeds, to a great extent, would redistribute money from conventional to organic farming.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Public policy remains important for the third tier though, in terms both oftaxtreatment and regulation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An inefficienttaxsystem could thus have survived if political rigidities prevented a ruler from changing it.
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Still, a public economist would remind us that looking at whether environmentaltaxswaps increase employment or not tells us nothing about social welfare.
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Thus, an incometax(on both labor and capital income) is used to cover the debt repayment.
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The insignificanttaxbase effect is not consistent with the hypothesis for this variable.
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This should rather have strengthened their original support for thetax, instead of turning them against it.
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This was the point of the capital gainstax.
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We have shown how pollution taxes on both goods can affect factor returns, goods' prices, urban unemployment, and social welfare for the economy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the increased cost on capital plus the incurredtaxburden raise the unit cost of producing the rural good.
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Any non-zero imposition oftaxmakes the high-efficiency boiler plus the baghouse the least-cost option.
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Intuitively, higher taxes induce greater corruption, which in turn necessitates greater auditing.
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Due to transaction costs,taxdistortions, bureaucratic inefficiencies, or corruption, this share is less than one.
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Hence, we only adjust thetaxand transfer series.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithtax

tax

These are words often used in combination withtax.

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additional tax
The cash benefits are not taxed and the veterans are often grantedadditionaltaxdeductions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
alternative tax
Understanding how taxation affects human capital accumulation is therefore important for the evaluation ofalternativetaxschemes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
corporate tax
Imputingcorporatetaxliabilities to individual taxpayers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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