assess a tax
41assess — /əˈsɛs / (say uh ses) verb (t) 1. to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation: the property was assessed at two million dollars. 2. to fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.). 3. to… …
42tax — /tæks / (say taks) noun 1. a compulsory monetary contribution demanded by a government for its support and levied on incomes, property, goods purchased, etc. 2. a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand. –verb (t) 3. to impose tax on. 4.… …
43assess — verb evaluate or estimate the nature, value, or quality of. ↘set the value of a tax, fine, etc., for (a person or property) at a specified level. Derivatives assessable adjective assessment noun assessor noun Origin ME: from OFr. assesser, based… …
44tax return — noun a form on which a taxpayer makes a statement of income and personal circumstances, used to assess liability for tax …
45tax — I. n. 1. Impost, duty, custom, toll, excise, tribute, assessment, rate, levy. 2. Demand, burden, charge, requisition. 3. Charge, accusation, censure. II. v. a. 1. Put a tax upon, assess tribute upon. 2. Burden, load, task, make demands upon. 3 …
46assess — v.tr. 1 a estimate the size or quality of. b estimate the value of (a property) for taxation. 2 a (usu. foll. by on) fix the amount of (a tax etc.) and impose it on a person or community. b (usu. foll. by in, at) fine or tax (a person, community …
47assess — Synonyms and related words: account, appraise, appreciate, ask, assay, calculate, calibrate, caliper, call, catalog, categorize, charge, charge for, check a parameter, class, classify, compute, consider, deem, demand, dial, divide, estimate,… …
48assess — v. a. 1. Tax, charge with one s share, assign one s share to, impose one s share on. 2. Value, appraise, compute, estimate, rate. 3. Fix, assign, determine, impose …
49assess — v 1. appraise, value, rate, fix or determine value; tax, charge, levy, lay upon, impose, demand, exact, require, ask. 2. evaluate, judge, weigh, weigh the merits of; review, consider, investigate, look into; measure, gauge, take the measure of,… …
50assess — To list and value properties for the purpose of taxation. 51 Am J1st Tax § 647. To call upon the members of an association or other organization for contributions, as in the case of a mutual benefit society or beneficial order. To make an… …
