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Taxation

The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.

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Capitation 76% connected

A numbering of heads or individuals.

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Pavage 76% connected

See Pavage.

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Imposition 76% connected

The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

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Infliction 76% connected

The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.

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Levy 76% connected

A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12/ cents), valued at eleven pence wh…

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Tax 74% connected

A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority.

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Tax 74% connected

A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority.

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Revenue 92% connected

That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; i…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tax 92% connected

A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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