noun / verb · neutral
tax
/tæks/TAX
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a compulsory payment to the government; to charge such a payment
Examples
“Workers pay income tax every month.”
“The government plans to tax high earners more.”
“Some people try to avoid paying taxes.”
Band 8 sentence
“If the government wants to reduce inequality it should consider progressive taxation rather than blanket cuts.”
Collocations
- pay tax
- raise taxes
- tax on
Word family
taxes noun (plural)taxable adjectivetaxation noun
Common mistakes
He needs to pay a tax every month.→He needs to pay tax every month.
They avoid taxs by moving money abroad.→They avoid taxes by moving money abroad.
Say it for a higher band
5fee→6charge→7+tax
Synonyms
levy
duty
Easily confused
fee
“You must pay a processing fee to renew your passport.”
duty
“There is a duty on imported luxury goods.”
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