tithe

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

Also spelled tythe

US /taɪð/ UK /taɪð/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like tide /ð/ vs /d/

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
a tenth of one's income given to the church or as a tax

Each family paid a tithe of grain to the parish every harvest.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a tenth of one's income... tenth levy tax contribution offering

Word family

Derived forms tithingtither

Related forms tenth ten

Etymology

From Old English teotha ('tenth'), the ordinal of tien ('ten'), used for the tenth part rendered to the church.

teotha Old English tien Old English

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Money & Finance

# tithe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** taɪð
**IPA (UK):** taɪð

## Meanings
1. a tenth of one's income given to the church or as a tax

## Examples
- Each family paid a tithe of grain to the parish every harvest.

## Synonyms
- tenth
- levy
- tax
- contribution
- offering

## Derived Forms
- tithing
- tither

## Related Forms
- tenth
- ten

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: teotha
- Root: tien

## Etymology
From Old English teotha ('tenth'), the ordinal of tien ('ten'), used for the tenth part rendered to the church.

## AI Etymology
Tithe is from Old English teotha ('tenth'), the ordinal of tien ('ten'), used for the tenth part rendered to the church. Important recorded forms include teotha (Old English) and tien (Old English). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a tenth of one's income given to the church or as a tax. The wider family includes derived forms such as tithing and tither and related words such as tenth and ten.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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