Decrease and Tax

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government.
  • synonyms: taxation, revenue enhancement

verb

• Levy a tax on.
  • usage: "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"
• Set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine.
  • synonyms: assess
• Use to the limit.
  • usage: "you are taxing my patience"
  • synonyms: task
• Make a charge against or accuse.
  • usage: "They taxed him failure to appear in court"

• (n.) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.
• (n.) A lesson to be learned; a task.
• (n.) To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride.
• (n.) To assess, fix or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court.
• (n.) Charge; censure.
• (n.) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.
• (n.) A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority.
• (n.) To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government.
• (n.) A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
• (n.) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.
• (n.) A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health.

1. To strain or push to the point of exhaustion. 2. To levy an assessment against, usually by government powers. Unpaid' TAX'es usually form a special lien on property owned by the taxpayer, ahead of registered mortgages. 3. The money charged as an assessment.