tax

tax, an onomatopee, expressing the sound of blows, Engl.

whack : tax tax tergo meo erit: non curo, my back will get whack , whack , Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 12 (Ritschl reads tuxtax).

Tax
·noun Charge; censure. II. Tax ·noun A lesson to be learned; a task. III. Tax ·noun A charge, espe...

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to tax
To charge; as, 'What will you tax me a yard for this cloth?' i. e. what will you charge for it, or w...

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Single tax
·add. ·- A tax levied upon land alone, irrespective of improvements, — advocated by certain economis...

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Tax certificate
·add. ·- The certificate issued to the purchaser of land at a tax sale certifying to the sale and th...

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