| Taxation 1. (n.) The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue. 2. (n.) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost. 3. (n.) Tax; sum imposed. 4. (n.) Charge; accusation. Thesaurus Entries assessment, cess, conscience money, contribution, direct tax, duty, graduated taxation, imposition, impost, indirect tax, joint return, levy, progressive tax, separate returns, single tax, supertax, surtax, tax, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return, tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable income, tithe, toll, tribute, withholding tax |