Pax vs. Tax

Paxnoun

(Christianity) A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.

Paxnoun

Friendship; truce.

Paxnoun

(Christianity) The kiss of peace.

Paxnoun

(Christianity) A crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.

Paxnoun

A passenger; passengers.

Paxnoun

A guest (at an event or function).

Paxinterjection

A cry for peace or truce in children's games.

Paxnoun

The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches.

Paxnoun

A tablet or board, on which is a representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in mediæval times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.

Paxnoun

Friendship, or a friend; - esp. in the phrases to make pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good friends; also, truce; - used esp. interjectionally.

Paxnoun

(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

Taxnoun

Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.

Taxnoun

A burdensome demand.

Taxnoun

A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.

Taxnoun

(obsolete) charge; censure

Taxnoun

(obsolete) A lesson to be learned.

Taxverb

(transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person).

Taxverb

(transitive) To impose and collect a tax on (something).

Taxverb

(transitive) To make excessive demands on.

Taxnoun

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

Taxnoun

A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.

Taxnoun

A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.

Taxnoun

Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.

Taxnoun

A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health.

Taxnoun

A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.

Taxnoun

Charge; censure.

Taxnoun

A lesson to be learned; a task.

Taxverb

To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government.

Taxverb

To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court.

Taxverb

To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; - often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride.

Taxnoun

charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

Taxverb

levy a tax on;

Taxverb

set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

Taxverb

use to the limit;

Taxverb

make a charge against or accuse;

Taxnoun

a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions

Taxnoun

a strain or heavy demand

Taxverb

impose a tax on (someone or something)

Taxverb

pay tax on (something, especially a vehicle)

Taxverb

make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources)

Taxverb

confront (someone) with a fault or wrongdoing

Taxverb

examine and assess (the costs of a case)

Tax

A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures. A failure to pay, along with evasion of or resistance to taxation, is punishable by law.