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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Besteuerung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bes-toy-e-rung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Taxation/tækˈseɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #2150 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Besteuerung von Unternehmen wurde im letzten Jahr reformiert."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or system of collecting taxes by a government from individuals, corporations, or properties to fund public services and administration.

    "Taxation is essential for funding public infrastructure, healthcare, and education systems."
  2. 2

    The revenue obtained through imposed financial levies or the specific amount levied.

    "The new legislation proposes an increase in taxation on luxury goods."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'taxacion', stemming from the Old French 'taxation', and ultimately from the Latin 'taxatio' (an appraising or valuation), from 'taxare' (to evaluate, assess, or touch sharply). Historically, it evolved from arbitrary feudal levies to formalized, institutionalized government revenue systems designed to fund public administration and services.

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