tax

noun

/tæks/

[countable, uncountable]

money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services.税；税款
- to pay your taxes纳税
- to raise/cut taxes增加／削减税收
- tax on something a 20% tax on income20%的所得税
- in tax to pay over £1 000 in tax 缴纳 1 000 多英镑的税款
- before/after tax profits before/after tax税前／税后利润
- tax increases/cuts税款的增加／削减
- an increase in tax rates税率的提高
- property/corporate tax revenue财产/公司税收
Synonyms tax
tax
- duty
- customs
- tariff
- rates
These are all words for money that you have to pay to the government.
- tax money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services:
  income tax所得税
  tax cuts减税
- duty a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country:
  The company has to pay customs duties on all imports. 该公司须为所有进口货物缴纳关税。
- customs tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countries指关税、进口税
- tariff a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports:
  A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.国外进口货物当时按普通税率征税。
- rates (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house:
  Business rates are very high in the city centre.市中心的商业房产税非常高。
Patterns
- (a) tax/duty/tariff/rates on something
- to pay an amount of money in tax/duty/customs/rates
- to pay (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/rates
- to collect taxes/duties/rates
- to increase/raise/reduce taxes/duty/tariffs/rates
- to cut taxes/duties/rates
- to impose a tax/duty/tariff
- to put a tax/duty on something
Collocations The economy
The economy经济Managing the economy管理经济
- handle/run/manage the economy管理经济
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth促进投资／支出／就业／增长速度
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry刺激需求／经济／工业
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing削减投资／支出／借贷
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation减少／遏制通货膨胀
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble创造／刺激增长／需求／繁荣／泡沫
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition鼓励／促进／刺激／抑制创新／竞争
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector鼓励私营部门；与私营部门合作／竞争
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports增加／促进美国／农业出口
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports禁止／限制／阻止廉价／国外进口产品
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming经济增长／扩张／收缩／萎缩／放缓／复苏／改善／繁荣
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom享受经济／住房／房地产的繁荣期
Economic problems经济问题
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation抬高价格／成本；加剧通货膨胀
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy破坏工业／经济
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession引起／导致／进入／避开经济衰退
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn经历／遭受经济衰退
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment抵抗通货膨胀／通货紧缩／失业
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment导致／造成通货膨胀／贫穷／失业
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble造成／引爆住房／股票市场泡沫
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system引起股市崩盘／银行系统崩溃
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis面临／陷入财政／经济危机
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust陷入／经历周期性繁荣与萧条
Public finance公共财政
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending增加／大幅削减／削减公共支出
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes提高／降低税收
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates提高／降低利率
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy放宽／收紧货币政策
- balance the (state/federal) budget平衡（州／联邦）预算
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget达到／保持预算平衡
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus有（4 万亿美元的）预算赤字／盈余
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Wordfinder
- bonus
- commission
- deduction
- earn
- overtime
- pay
- rise
- salary
- tax
- wage
see also car tax, corporation tax, council tax, direct tax, estate tax, Harmonized Sales Tax, income tax, indirect tax, inheritance tax, payroll tax, poll tax, pre-tax, road tax, sales tax, stealth tax, value added tax, withholding tax
- Income tax will be deducted by your employer.所得税将由你的雇主扣除。
- Claims for expenses can be set off against tax.费用报销可以抵消税款。
- Collectively, smokers pay over £15 000 a day in tax.烟民每天缴税总计超过 1.5 万英镑。
- She was charged with conspiracy to evade taxes.她被控共谋偷税。
- Taxes look set to rise again.税看来又要涨了。
- the government department responsible for collecting taxes负责收税的政府部门
- an increase in the basic rate of tax基本税率的提高
- introducing a 60% tax on alcohol对含酒精饮料徵60% 的税
- He was criticized for putting a new tax burden on the poor.他被批给穷人增加了一项新税负。
- By broadening the tax base the chancellor could raise more revenues.财政大臣通过扩大税基可增加税收。
- He is non-resident for tax purposes.他不是当地居民，这是为了避税。
- He was ordered to pay $2 million in tax arrears.他被要求支付200 万元的拖欠税款。
- Her accountant was good at exploiting tax loopholes.她的会计善于钻税收漏洞。
- Her salary puts her in the highest tax band.她的薪水高，是最高税率等级。
- His tax affairs are under investigation by the police.警方正在调查他税务方面的问题。
- The tax office demanded £80 000 in back taxes.税务部门要求补缴 8 万英镑的欠税。
- There are tax advantages to working freelance.自由职业者享受纳税优惠。
- an increase in tax liability on company cars公司汽车纳税义务的增加
Topics Moneyb1, Shoppingb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- direct
- …
verb + tax
- pay
- owe
- charge
- …
tax + verb
- go up
- increase
- rise
- …
tax + noun
- payer
- preparer
- authority/authorities
- …
preposition
- after tax
- before tax
- in tax
- …
phrases
- for tax purposes
- the rate of tax
- inspector of taxes
- …
词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘estimate or determine the amount of a penalty or damages’): from Old French taxer, from Latin taxare ‘to censure, charge, compute’, perhaps from Greek tassein ‘fix’.

tax

verb

/tæks/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they tax	/tæks/ /tæks/
he / she / it taxes	/ˈtæksɪz/ /ˈtæksɪz/
past simple taxed	/tækst/ /tækst/
past participle taxed	/tækst/ /tækst/
-ing form taxing	/ˈtæksɪŋ/ /ˈtæksɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

to put a tax on somebody/something; to make somebody pay tax对…征税；课税；使纳税
- tax somebody/something His declared aim was to tax the rich.他宣布他的目的是向富人征税。
- Cigarettes are heavily taxed by the government.政府对香烟课以重税。
- Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income.利息所得作为你收入的一部分要予以征税。
- Luxury goods are taxed at a rate of 20%.奢侈品的税率为20%。
- be taxed on something You will be taxed on all your income.你的所有收入都须要缴税。
- Drinks would be taxed according to their alcoholic strength.饮料将按酒精度课税。
- Many self-employed people are heavily taxed.许多个体经营者被课以重税。
Topics Moneyb1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- heavily
- highly
- lightly
- …
preposition
- according to
- at
- on
- …
tax something (British English) to pay tax on a vehicle so that you may use it on the roads缴纳车辆牌照税
- The car is taxed until July.这辆汽车的牌照税缴纳到了七月。
tax somebody/something to need a great amount of physical or mental effort使负重担；使受压力；使大伤脑筋
- The questions did not tax me.那些问题没有让我费脑筋。
- The problem is currently taxing the brains of the nation's experts (= making them think very hard).目前这个问题使得全国的专家大伤脑筋。

词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘estimate or determine the amount of a penalty or damages’): from Old French taxer, from Latin taxare ‘to censure, charge, compute’, perhaps from Greek tassein ‘fix’.