English English Dictionary

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tax in English:

1. on on


It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.
If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
on the table
I think it's dangerous to climb a mountain on a day when it's stormy.
We pigged out on pizza and chicken at lunchtime.
The background check on Tom turned up suspiciously little.
Tom boiled some eggs on the rocket stove that he had just built.
Tom lives on a farm with his wife, Mary, not too far from Boston.
You walk on and I'll catch up with you later.
He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.
People often lie about what they did on the weekend, so their friends won't realize how boring they really are.
Even though there were many cookies on the dish, I only ate three.
A bust of Aristotle stands on a pedestal in the entryway.
If it's okay for her to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?
On Friday evenings, a group of us with spouses working overseas meet at Chuck's Bar and Grill.

2. money paid to a government money paid to a government



English word "tax"(money paid to a government) occurs in sets:

Kay vocab 11/14/15

3. injunction


The court issued an injunction against the defendants.
The court injunction prevented the book from being published.
In simple terms, an injunction means that one of the parties to a certain action must either do something or refrain from doing something.
... aware of any biblical injunction to“ go forth and...
injunction banning the newspaper from publishing the photographs
He actioned for an injunction.

English word "tax"(injunction) occurs in sets:

Semestr 1 - Unit 02 (collocations)

4. the money you pay to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought



English word "tax"(the money you pay to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought) occurs in sets:

English Master: Topic Vocabulary

5. an obligatory contribution to the state revenue



English word "tax"(an obligatory contribution to the state revenue) occurs in sets:

Most common nouns 151 - 200

6. money that you pay to the government



7. a tax is an amount of Money that is paid to an authority for public purposes



8. money that you have to pay to the government



9. an amount of money that is paid



10. government


I'm a government worker.
Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it.
The fight for civil rights in the United States started in 1954, when the government said school had to be open to everyone.
Presently, the term "republic" commonly means a system of government which derives its power from the people.
Every government office seems to have problems in expediting matters without entanglement in its red tape system.
Many businessmen, in order to curry favor with government officials, will shower them with gifts and money.
The Government seems intent upon silencing an organization which has done so much to raise awareness of the human rights situation in Sudan.
That is why the U.S. government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it.
The official designs of the Government, especially its designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage, may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors of national taste.
Many people never get it right and end up landing jobs in government. How they do it will forever remain a mystery.
In 1777, I followed my father to the government offices at Haining to work for him.
Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape, so that she can leave port on time.

English word "tax"(government) occurs in sets:

ang biznesowy form of a payment

11. the amount of money that you have to pay to the government



English word "tax"(the amount of money that you have to pay to the government) occurs in sets:

Money matters