Definitions
make a charge against or accuse
Word origin
From Middle English taxe, from Middle French taxe, from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxō (“to appraise, value, estimate; (medieval) to tax”). Doublet of task. Displaced native Old English gafol, which was also the word for “tribute” and “rent”.
Used in a sentence
“[They paid a] "mushroom tax" in addition to their regular tax of butter and meat. They had to give 1 dre of dried mushrooms annually to the district administrative centres.”
“Flie far from hence All private taxes, immodest phrases, What e'r may but shew like vicious.”
“a heavy tax on time or health”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Government levy”3 letters
02“Government charge”3 letters
03“Mandatory levy”3 letters
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