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tax

/ˈtæks/TAKS
/ˈtæks/TAKS

Meaningto handle

Common meaning: a levy paid to a state

Journey through time

  1. Latintaxare‘to handle’source
  2. Late Latintaxasource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto handle → a levy paid to a statetax‘a levy paid to a state’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin taxare ‘to handle’.

Roots

  • taxare Latin “to rate, value”

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