tax

S2 W1

BrE /tæks/ AmE /tæks/

noun / verb en → es

1 FINANCE [uncountable] B1

money that people and organizations must pay to the government, based on how much money they earn or own

impuesto

  • pay tax
  • tax on something

Collocations income tax · property tax

  • The government has raised taxes again.

    El gobierno ha aumentado los impuestos de nuevo.

2 FINANCE [uncountable] B1

the act of calculating and collecting tax from people or organizations

cobrar impuestos, recaudar impuestos

  • tax somebody/something

Collocations tax the rich · tax a company

  • The government is planning to tax the wealthy.

    El gobierno está planeando gravar a los ricos.

3 FINANCE [countable] B2

a rate or amount of money that must be paid as tax on something, such as income or property

tasa de impuesto, porcentaje impositivo

  • tax at 40%
  • a tax of $10

Collocations income tax rate · property tax amount

  • The income tax rate is set at 35%.

    La tasa impositiva sobre ingresos está fijada en un 35 por ciento.

4 FINANCE [transitive] B2

to make something a tax or to include it in the amount of money that must be paid as tax

gravar, tributar

  • tax something

Collocations tax a benefit · tax an asset

  • The government has decided to tax certain benefits.

    El gobierno ha decidido gravar ciertos beneficios.

5 FINANCE [transitive] B2

to take money from someone or something as a tax

cobrar impuestos, recaudar impuestos

  • tax somebody/something

Collocations tax the rich · tax a company

  • The government taxes the wealthy heavily.

    El gobierno gravita fuertemente a los ricos.

6 FINANCE [transitive] C1

to calculate how much tax someone or something should pay

calcular impuestos, determinar impuestos

  • tax somebody/something

Collocations tax the rich · tax a company

  • The government needs to tax the wealthy more accurately.

    El gobierno necesita calcular los impuestos de los ricos con mayor precisión.

7 FINANCE [transitive] C1

to make something a tax or to include it in the amount of money that must be paid as tax

tributar, gravar

  • tax something

Collocations tax a benefit · tax an asset

  • The government has decided to tax certain benefits.

    El gobierno ha decidido tributar ciertos beneficios.

8 FINANCE [transitive] C1

to take money from someone or something as a tax

cobrar impuestos, recaudar impuestos

  • tax somebody/something

Collocations tax the rich · tax a company

  • The government taxes the wealthy heavily.

    El gobierno cobra impuestos pesadamente a los ricos.