Tax vs. Duty

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.

Dutynoun

That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

Dutynoun

A period of time spent at work or doing a particular task.

Dutynoun

Describing a workload as to its idle, working and de-energized periods.

Dutynoun

A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.

Dutynoun

(obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.

Dutynoun

(obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.

Dutynoun

The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).

Dutynoun

That which is due; payment.

Dutynoun

That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory.

Dutynoun

Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.

Dutynoun

Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors.

Dutynoun

Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.

Dutynoun

The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).

Dutynoun

Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.

Dutynoun

work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons;

Dutynoun

the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force;

Dutynoun

a government tax on imports or exports;

Duty

A duty (from meaning Old French: deu, did, past participle of devoir; Latin: debere, debitum, whence ) is a commitment or expectation to perform some action in general or if certain circumstances arise. A duty may arise from a system of ethics or morality, especially in an honor culture.