taxation B1 Topic:Money & Finance US /tækˈseɪ.ʃən/ UK /tækˈseɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #30402 Meanings 1 noun the system or act of charging taxes The debate focused on taxation and public spending. 2 noun money collected by a government through taxes Taxation paid for roads, schools, and defense. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the system or act of... taxingtax system 2 noun · money collected by a... tax revenuerevenue ↔ Opposites tax relief Word family Derived forms antitaxationovertaxationnontaxation Related forms taxrateassessment Etymology From Middle English taxacioun, from Anglo-Norman taxacion and Latin taxatio, "rating, appraisal." The word is built on tax plus -ation and names both the process and revenue. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # taxation **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tækˈseɪ.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /tækˈseɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 30402 ## Meanings 1. the system or act of charging taxes 2. money collected by a government through taxes ## Examples - The debate focused on taxation and public spending. - Taxation paid for roads, schools, and defense. ## Synonyms - taxing - tax system - tax revenue - revenue ## Antonyms - tax relief ## Derived Forms - antitaxation - overtaxation - nontaxation ## Related Forms - tax - rate - assessment ## Etymology From Middle English taxacioun, from Anglo-Norman taxacion and Latin taxatio, "rating, appraisal." The word is built on tax plus -ation and names both the process and revenue. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown