taxation
noun
tax·a·tion
tak-ˈsā-shən 
1
: the action of taxing
especially
: the imposition of taxes
2
: revenue obtained from taxes
3
: the amount assessed as a tax
Examples of taxation in a Sentence
the federal right of taxation
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The company's aggressive pursuit of territorial and economic control, combined with punitive taxation and trade monopolization, led to the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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Steven Desmyter, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The next series of tax and fee increases that history suggests our political leaders will implement when our fiscal crisis reappears will take us another incremental step toward truly crushing levels of taxation.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
The nationwide Fighting Oligarchy tour has seen the progressive duo hosting rallies to promote progressive politics such as Medicare for All and progressive taxation.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
One Republican senator said the Senate language has prompted grumbling among House Republicans that the instruction to the Senate Finance Committee sets too low of a deficit cap to accommodate all of Trump’s tax priorities, such as exempting tipped wages and Social Security benefits from taxation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
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Steven Desmyter, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The next series of tax and fee increases that history suggests our political leaders will implement when our fiscal crisis reappears will take us another incremental step toward truly crushing levels of taxation.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
The nationwide Fighting Oligarchy tour has seen the progressive duo hosting rallies to promote progressive politics such as Medicare for All and progressive taxation.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
One Republican senator said the Senate language has prompted grumbling among House Republicans that the instruction to the Senate Finance Committee sets too low of a deficit cap to accommodate all of Trump’s tax priorities, such as exempting tipped wages and Social Security benefits from taxation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Taxation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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taxation
noun
tax·a·tion
tak-ˈsā-shən
: the action of taxing
especially
: the establishing of taxes
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