Taxation

n. imposition of tariffs or levies, collection of taxes

A tax is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (for example, secessionist movements or revolutionary movements). Taxes could also be imposed by a subnational entity. Taxes consist of direct tax or indirect tax, and may be paid in money or as unpaid labour. A tax may be defined as a "pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property to support the government […] a payment exacted by legislative authority." A tax "is not a voluntary payment or donation, but an enforced contribution, exacted pursuant to legislative authority" and is "any contribution imposed by government […] whether under the name of toll, tribute, tallage, gabel, impost, duty, custom, excise, subsidy, aid, supply, or other name."
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Noun
1. charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
(synonym) tax, revenue enhancement
(hypernym) levy
(hyponym) single tax
(derivation) tax
(class) deductible
2. government income due to taxation
(synonym) tax income, tax revenue, revenue
(hypernym) government income, government revenue
(hyponym) internal revenue
(derivation) tax
3. the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state
(hypernym) imposition, infliction
(derivation) tax

n. taxation, taxing

(n.)
The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost.
  

(n.)
The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.
  

(n.)
Tax; sum imposed.
  

(n.)
Charge; accusation.