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Noun: taxation  tak'sey-shun
  1. Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
    - tax, revenue enhancement
     
  2. Government income due to taxation
    - tax income, tax revenue, revenue
     
  3. The imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state

Derived forms: taxations

See also: tax

Type of: government income, government revenue, imposition, infliction, levy

Encyclopedia: Taxation