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pronunciation:: taeks
parts of speech:: noun, verb
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	A tax is money that people pay to a government. A government uses the money in various ways. Taxes pay for things like roads, schools, street lights, hospitals, armies, city police, and firefighters. Taxes are also used to pay all the people who work for the government. In many countries, taxes are used to help people who are old and other people who cannot work. Evan's mom is a scientist. She is studying a certain kind of disease and looking for a cure. The government pays her for her work with money from taxes. similar words: duty
related words:	charge, distress

part of speech:	verb
inflections:	taxes, taxing, taxed
definition:	When a government taxes something, it places a tax on it. Governments sometimes tax things that you buy, for example. That means that when people buy something, they have to pay some money to the government in addition to the money that goes to the store selling it. Governments often tax people's income. That means that some of the money that people make at their jobs goes to the government. People's property is sometimes taxed too. That means that each year people pay something to the government based on how much their property is worth. The government taxes gasoline and cigarettes. similar words: burden, exact
related words:	challenge, distress
derivations:	taxless (adj.), taxingly (adv.), taxer (n.)

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	broader categories that include taxes
	money
	some actions associated with taxing
	pay
	some descriptions of taxes
	fair, high, local, low, state
	some kinds of taxes
	duty
	some people associated with taxes
	accountant
	some things that are taxed
	goods, income, property, real estate

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