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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

退税

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tuì shuì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tax Refund/tæks ˈriː.fʌnd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她在报税后收到了退税。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A reimbursement of excess taxes paid to the government.

    "After filing her taxes, she was pleased to receive a tax refund."
  2. 2

    The amount of money returned to a taxpayer after they have overpaid their taxes.

    "He was surprised by the size of his tax refund this year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term derives from the Middle English 'taxe', stemming from Latin 'taxare' (to evaluate, assess), combined with 'refund', from Latin 'refundere' (to pour back, return). Historically evolving in modern fiscal administration, it refers to the reimbursement of excess taxes paid to the government.

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