tax

noun

/tæks/

[countable, uncountable]

money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services.税；税款
- to pay your taxes交税
- to raise/cut taxes增加／削减税收
- tax on something a 20% tax on income20% 的收入税
- in tax to pay over £1 000 in tax 缴纳 1 000 多英镑的税款
- before/after tax profits before/after tax税前／税后利润
- tax increases/cuts税款的增加／削减
- an increase in tax rates税率的增加
- property/corporate tax revenue财产/企业税收
Synonyms tax
taxduty ▪ customs ▪ tariff ▪ ratesThese are all words for money that you have to pay to the government.
tax money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services:
income tax所得税
tax cuts减税
duty a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country:
The company has to pay customs duties on all imports. 该公司须为所有进口货物缴纳关税。
customs tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countriestariff a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports:
A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.国外进口货物当时按普通税率征税。
rates (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house:
Business rates are very high in the city centre.市中心的商业房产税非常高。
Patterns
- (a) tax/duty/tariff/rates on something
- to pay an amount of money in tax/duty/customs/rates
- to pay (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/rates
- to collect taxes/duties/rates
- to increase/raise/reduce taxes/duty/tariffs/rates
- to cut taxes/duties/rates
- to impose a tax/duty/tariff
- to put a tax/duty on something
Collocations The economy
The economyManaging the economy
- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
Economic problems
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
Public finance
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Wordfinder
- bonus
- commission
- deduction
- earn
- overtime
- pay
- rise
- salary
- tax
- wage
see also car tax, corporation tax, council tax, direct tax, estate tax, Harmonized Sales Tax, income tax, indirect tax, inheritance tax, payroll tax, poll tax, pre-tax, road tax, sales tax, stealth tax, value added tax, windfall tax, withholding tax
Extra Examples
- Income tax will be deducted by your employer.所得税将由您的雇主扣除。
- Claims for expenses can be set off against tax.费用报销可以抵消税款。
- Collectively, smokers pay over £15 000 a day in tax.烟民每天缴税总计超过 1.5 万英镑。
- She was charged with conspiracy to evade taxes.她被控共谋偷税。
- Taxes look set to rise again.税看来又要涨了。
- the government department responsible for collecting taxes负责收税的政府部门
- an increase in the basic rate of tax基本税率的提高
- introducing a 60% tax on alcohol对含酒精饮料徵60% 的税
- He was criticized for putting a new tax burden on the poor.他被批给穷人增加了一项新税负。
- By broadening the tax base the chancellor could raise more revenues.财政大臣通过扩大税基可增加税收。
- He is non-resident for tax purposes.他不是当地居民，这是为了避税。
- He was ordered to pay $2 million in tax arrears.他被要求支付200 万元的拖欠税款。
- Her accountant was good at exploiting tax loopholes.她的会计善于钻税收漏洞。
- Her salary puts her in the highest tax band.她的薪水高，是最高税率等级。
- His tax affairs are under investigation by the police.警方正在调查他税务方面的问题。
- The tax office demanded £80 000 in back taxes.税务部门要求补缴 8 万英镑的欠税。
- There are tax advantages to working freelance.自由职业者享受纳税优惠。
- an increase in tax liability on company cars公司汽车纳税义务的增加
Topics Moneyb1, Shoppingb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- direct
- …
verb + tax
- pay
- owe
- charge
- …
tax + verb
- go up
- increase
- rise
- …
tax + noun
- payer
- preparer
- authority/authorities
- …
preposition
- after tax
- before tax
- in tax
- …
phrases
- for tax purposes
- the rate of tax
- inspector of taxes
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘estimate or determine the amount of a penalty or damages’): from Old French taxer, from Latin taxare ‘to censure, charge, compute’, perhaps from Greek tassein ‘fix’.

tax

verb

/tæks/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tax	/tæks/ /tæks/
he / she / it taxes	/ˈtæksɪz/ /ˈtæksɪz/
past simple taxed	/tækst/ /tækst/
past participle taxed	/tækst/ /tækst/
-ing form taxing	/ˈtæksɪŋ/ /ˈtæksɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

to put a tax on somebody/something; to make somebody pay tax对…征税；课税；使纳税
- tax somebody/something His declared aim was to tax the rich.他宣布他的目的是向富人征税。
- Cigarettes are heavily taxed by the government.香烟被政府课以重税。
- Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income.利息所得作为你收入的一部分要予以征税。
- Luxury goods are taxed at a rate of 20%.奢侈品的税率为20%。
- be taxed on something You will be taxed on all your income.你所有的收入都将被征税。
Extra Examples
- Drinks would be taxed according to their alcoholic strength.饮料将按酒精度课税。
- Many self-employed people are heavily taxed.许多个体经营者被课以重税。
Topics Moneyb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- heavily
- highly
- lightly
- …
preposition
- according to
- at
- on
- …
tax something (British English) to pay tax on a vehicle so that you may use it on the roads缴纳车辆牌照税
- The car is taxed until July.这辆汽车的牌照税缴纳到了七月。
tax somebody/something to need a great amount of physical or mental effort使负重担；使受压力；使大伤脑筋
- The questions did not tax me.那些问题没有让我费脑筋。
- The problem is currently taxing the brains of the nation's experts (= making them think very hard).目前这个问题使得全国的专家大伤脑筋。

Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘estimate or determine the amount of a penalty or damages’): from Old French taxer, from Latin taxare ‘to censure, charge, compute’, perhaps from Greek tassein ‘fix’.