[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tax
     n : charge against a citizen's person or property or activity
         for the support of government syn: taxation, revenue
         enhancement
     v 1: levy a tax on; "the state taxes alcohol heavily"; "clothing
          is not taxed in our state"
     2: set or determine the amount of a payment such as a fine
        syn: assess
     3: use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" syn: task
     4: make a charge against or accuse; "they taxed him failure to
        appear in court"
     also: taxes pl
see also:
taxation revenue enhancement assess task taxes 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

taxes
     see tax
see also:
tax 

[3] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

taxes
   first mentioned in the command ex. 30:11-16 that every jew
   from twenty years and upward should pay an annual tax of "half a
   shekel for an offering to the lord." this enactment was
   faithfully observed for many generations 2 chr. 24:6; matt.
   17:24.
   
     afterwards, when the people had kings to reign over them, they
   began, as samuel had warned them 1 sam. 8:10-18, to pay taxes
   for civil purposes 1 kings 4:7; 9:15; 12:4. such taxes, in
   increased amount, were afterwards paid to the foreign princes
   that ruled over them.
   
     in the new testament the payment of taxes, imposed by lawful
   rulers, is enjoined as a duty rom. 13:1-7; 1 pet. 2:13, 14.
   mention is made of the tax telos on merchandise and travellers
   matt. 17:25; the annual tax phoros on property luke 20:22;
   23:2; the poll-tax kensos, "tribute," matt. 17:25; 22:17; mark
   12:14; and the temple-tax "tribute money" = two drachmas =
   half shekel, matt. 17:24-27; comp. ex. 30:13. see tribute.
   
see also:
tribute 

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