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# taxation

«taxation» in Mova's school dictionary: **the system of taking money (taxes) from people and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (taxation — usually no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Taxation is the system of taking money (taxes) from people and businesses to pay for things a government provides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/#m1)

2) Taxation is the amount of money taken as tax. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In social studies and citizenship lessons, taxation pays for schools, roads, hospitals and police. In history, unfair taxation caused rebellions. In maths problems on percentages, a tax is a percent of a price or income. Phrases: «high/low taxation», «system of taxation».

### examples

- Taxation pays for schools and hospitals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/#x1)
- The people were angry about unfair taxation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/#x2)
- The government changed its rules on taxation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/#x3)
- High taxation can make things cost more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/#x4)
- In history, taxation without a say in the government caused protests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/#x5)
- Taxation is a big topic in elections. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Verb: tax; noun for one charge: a tax. In maths, a tax of 10% on a price of 50 adds 5, making 55. Formal word; in everyday talk people say «taxes».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «taxation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taxation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.