revenue enhancement 1

noundomain: possession

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

Synonyms

tax 1
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
taxation 1
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

Hyponym

noun

a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land)

noun

a personal tax levied on annual income

noun

a tax on capital gains

noun

a tax on capital or property

noun

a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

adjective

acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

adjective

(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

adjective

(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

noun

the act of deducting from an employee's salary

noun

the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)