1tax 
/ˈtæks/ noun
plural taxes /ˈtæks/ noun : an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to their income, the value of their property, etc., and that is used to pay for the things done by the government [count] ▪ The decision was made to raise/cut taxes. ▪ He was accused of evading taxes. ▪ What was your income before/after taxes? — often + on ▪ a tax on tobacco products [noncount] ▪ What is the amount of tax to be paid? ▪ What was your income before/after tax? ▪ tax deductions/laws/rates — see also income tax, poll tax, pretax, sales tax, surtax, value-added tax, withholding tax
