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10 Language-to-English DictionariesImpuesto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: imˈpwesto
"El impuesto sobre la renta ha subido este año."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A compulsory financial charge or levy imposed by a government on individuals or entities.
"The government increased the tax on cigarettes to discourage smoking." - 2
A sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services.
"Property tax is calculated based on the value of the property."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'tax' originates from the Latin 'taxare', meaning 'to assess or estimate'. It evolved through Old French 'taxe', which referred to a charge or levy, and has been used in English since the late Middle Ages to denote a compulsory financial charge imposed by a government.
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Impôt
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pɔ
"Le gouvernement a augmenté l'impôt sur le revenu."
Steuer
Transliteration: ʃtɔʏ̯ɐ
"Die Steuer auf Einkommen wurde erhöht."
Tassa
Transliteration: ˈtassa
"La tassa sulla proprietà è aumentata quest'anno."
Impuesto
Transliteration: imˈpwesto
"El impuesto sobre la renta ha subido este año."
Imposto
Transliteration: ĩˈpostu
"O imposto sobre a propriedade foi aumentado."
कर
Transliteration: kar
"सरकार ने आय कर बढ़ा दिया है।"
税
Transliteration: shuì
"政府提高了个人所得税。"
세금
Transliteration: segeum
"정부는 소득세를 인상했습니다."
税金
Transliteration: zeikin
"政府は所得税を引き上げました。"
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