Taxation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

government income due to taxation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tæksˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/taksˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/taksˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /tæksˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revenue enhancement tax income revenue tax tax revenue

Word Forms

tax

verb

levy a tax on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Besteuerung

Anklage gegen die Person, das Eigentum oder die Tätigkeit eines Bürgers wegen Unterstützung der Regierung

🇫🇷French

imposition

accusation contre la personne, les biens ou l'activité d'un citoyen pour le soutien du gouvernement

🇪🇸Spanish

impuestos

cargo contra la persona, propiedad o actividad de un ciudadano para el apoyo del gobierno

🇮🇹Italian

tassazione

accusa contro la persona, la proprietà o l'attività di un cittadino per il sostegno del governo

🇳🇱Dutch

belasting

aanklacht tegen de persoon, het eigendom of de activiteit van een burger ter ondersteuning van de overheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

tributação

acusação contra a pessoa, propriedade ou atividade de um cidadão para apoio ao governo

🇷🇺Russian

налогообложение

обвинение против личности, имущества или деятельности гражданина в поддержку правительства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर लगाना

सरकार के समर्थन के लिए किसी नागरिक के व्यक्ति या संपत्ति या गतिविधि के विरुद्ध आरोप

🇧🇩Bengali

ট্যাক্সেশন

সরকারের সমর্থনের জন্য নাগরিকের ব্যক্তি বা সম্পত্তি বা কার্যকলাপের বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

வரிவிதிப்பு

அரசாங்கத்தின் ஆதரவிற்காக ஒரு குடிமகனின் நபர் அல்லது சொத்து அல்லது நடவடிக்கைக்கு எதிரான குற்றச்சாட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

పన్ను విధింపు

ప్రభుత్వ మద్దతు కోసం పౌరుడి వ్యక్తి లేదా ఆస్తి లేదా కార్యకలాపాలపై అభియోగం

🇮🇳Marathi

कर आकारणी

सरकारच्या पाठिंब्यासाठी नागरिकाच्या व्यक्ती किंवा मालमत्ता किंवा क्रियाकलापांवर आरोप

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરવેરા

સરકારના સમર્થન માટે નાગરિકની વ્યક્તિ અથવા મિલકત અથવા પ્રવૃત્તિ સામે આરોપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೆರಿಗೆ

ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಬೆಂಬಲಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಾಗರಿಕನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಆರೋಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നികുതി

ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ പിന്തുണയ്‌ക്കായി ഒരു പൗരൻ്റെ വ്യക്തിക്കോ സ്വത്തിനോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിനോ എതിരെ ചുമത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੈਕਸ

ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ ਦੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਜਾਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਦੋਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیکس

حکومت کی حمایت کے لیے کسی شہری کے شخص یا جائیداد یا سرگرمی کے خلاف الزام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

税收

为了支持政府而对公民的人身、财产或活动提出指控

🇯🇵Japanese

課税

政府の支援を求めて国民の個人、財産、または活動に対する告発

🇰🇷Korean

과세

정부 지원을 위해 시민의 개인, 재산 또는 활동에 대해 기소하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh thuế

buộc tội người, tài sản hoặc hoạt động của công dân vì sự hỗ trợ của chính phủ

🇹🇭Thai

การเก็บภาษี

กล่าวหาบุคคลหรือทรัพย์สินหรือกิจกรรมของพลเมืองเพื่อสนับสนุนรัฐบาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

perpajakan

tuntutan terhadap seseorang atau harta benda atau kegiatan warga negara untuk mendukung pemerintah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbubuwis

pagsingil laban sa tao o ari-arian o aktibidad ng isang mamamayan para sa suporta ng pamahalaan

🇲🇾Malay

percukaian

pertuduhan terhadap orang atau harta atau aktiviti warganegara untuk sokongan kerajaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الضرائب

تهمة ضد شخص المواطن أو ممتلكاته أو نشاطه لدعم الحكومة

🇮🇷Persian

مالیات

اتهام علیه شخص یا دارایی یا فعالیت یک شهروند برای حمایت از دولت

🇹🇷Turkish

vergilendirme

Hükümeti desteklemek amacıyla bir vatandaşın şahsına, malına veya faaliyetine karşı suçlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיסוי

אישום נגד אדם או רכוש או פעילות של אזרח לתמיכת הממשלה

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The primary meaning of 'taxation' is 'charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government'.

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Using 'taxation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'taxation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'taxation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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