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tax

/tæks/ /tæks/
  1. 1
    vergilendirmek, vergi almak

    To put a tax on something, or to make a person or a company pay tax.

    • The government plans to tax luxury goods.
      Hükümet lüks malları vergilendirmeyi planlıyor.
    • High earners are often taxed more heavily.
      Yüksek gelirliler genellikle daha ağır vergilendirilir.
  2. 2
    zorlamak, yormak

    To need a lot of physical or mental effort from someone.

    • This puzzle won't tax your brain too much.
      Bu bulmaca beynini pek yormaz.
    • The long climb really taxed the older walkers.
      Uzun tırmanış yaşlı yürüyüşçüleri epey zorladı.
  3. 3
    (aracın) vergisini ödemek

    To pay the tax that is needed to use a vehicle on public roads.

    • Is your car taxed and insured?
      Arabanın vergisi ve sigortası ödendi mi?
    • I need to tax the car before the end of the month.
      Ay sonundan önce arabanın vergisini ödemem gerekiyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base tax
/tæks/
Past taxed
/tækst/
Participle taxed
/tækst/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edtax → taxed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. taxed /tækst/

Synonyms

Antonyms

exempt

Collocations

tax something heavilybe taxed at 20%tax someone's patiencetax your braintax a car (BrE)

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