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What is the difference between taxation and tax?

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Tax is a derived term of taxation.



As nouns the difference between taxation and tax

is that taxation is the act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed while tax is money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.

As a verb tax is

to impose and collect a tax from (a person).

taxation

English

Noun

  • The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed
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  • A particular system of taxing people or companies
  • The revenue gained from taxes
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    • External links

    * (wikipedia "taxation")

    tax

    English

    (wikipedia tax)

    Noun

  • Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
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  • A burdensome demand.
    • a heavy tax on time or health
  • A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
  • (obsolete) charge; censure
    • (Clarendon)
  • (obsolete) A lesson to be learned.
    • (Johnson)

    Synonyms

    * (money paid to government) impost, tribute, contribution, duty, toll, rate, assessment. exaction, custom, demand, levy

    Antonyms

    * (money paid to government) subsidy

    Hyponyms

    (types of taxes) * church tax * corporation tax * duty * estate tax * excise * excise tax * gift tax * goods and services tax * gross receipts tax * head tax * income tax * inheritance tax * land tax * poll tax * property tax * personal property tax * real property tax * sales tax * sin tax * sumptuary tax * transfer tax * use tax * utilities tax * value added tax

    Coordinate terms

    (other government revenues) * fine * license fee * penalty * seignorage * user charge

    Derived terms

    * tax collector * tax haven * tax hike * taxman * tax free * tax rise * taxes due * taxpayer

    Verb

    (es)
  • To impose and collect a tax from (a person).
    • Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest.
  • To impose and collect a tax on (something).
    • Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector.
  • To make excessive demands on.
  • * Do not tax my patience.
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    • Derived terms

    * taxable * taxation