pecuniary burden
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pecuniary burden — financial burden, spending which causes financial difficulties … English contemporary dictionary
charge — 1 n 1 a: something required: obligation b: personal management or supervision put the child in his charge c: a person or thing placed under the care of another 2: an authoritative instr … Law dictionary
Tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy … Wikipedia
charge — {{11}}charge (n.) c.1200, from O.Fr. charge, from chargier to load, to burden (see CHARGE (Cf. charge) (v.)). Meaning responsibility, burden is mid 14c. (Cf. take charge, late 14c.; in charge, 1510s), which progressed to pecuniary burden, cost,… … Etymology dictionary
charge — chargeless, adj. /chahrj/, v., charged, charging, n. v.t. 1. to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves. 2. to impose on or ask of (someone) a price or fee: He didn t charge me for it. 3. to defer payment for (a … Universalium
charge — [c]/tʃadʒ / (say chahj) verb (charged, charging) –verb (t) 1. to put a load or burden on or in. 2. to fill or furnish (something) with the appropriate quantity of what it is designed to receive. 3. to supply a quantity of electricity to (a… …
tax — A charge by the government on the income of an individual, corporation, or trust, as well as the value of an estate or gift. The objective in assessing the tax is to generate revenue to be used for the needs of the public. A pecuniary burden laid … Black's law dictionary
Tax — Tax, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task}, {Taste}.] 1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tax cart — Tax Tax, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task}, {Taste}.] 1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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