poll-tax

  • 41Poll pick — Poll Poll, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown of a hat.] 1. The head; the back part of the head. All flaxen was his poll. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A number or aggregate of… …

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  • 42tax — 1 vt [Medieval Latin taxare to assess for taxation, tax, from Latin, to assess, value, fix] 1: to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs of an action in court) 2: to levy a tax on tax the corporation tax capital gains tax·er n tax 2 …

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  • 43poll-money — pollˈ money or pollˈ tax noun A tax of so much a head, ie on each person alike • • • Main Entry: ↑poll …

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  • 44Poll — Poll, 1) der Gipfel eines Baumes; 2) so v. w: Pollmehl; 3) (engl., spr. Pohl, d. i. Kopf), die Personenliste, welche den Parlamentswahlen zu Grunde gelegt wird, das Wahlregister, auch der Wahlact u. die Abstimmung selbst, da die Zahl der… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 45Tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …

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  • 46poll — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, VAT, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, ad valorem duty, agenda, alcohol tax, amusement tax, ask, assessment on default, aye, ballot, ballot box, balloting place, beadroll, bean, belfry, bob …

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  • 47Tax protester (United States) — Part of a series on Taxation Taxation in the United States …

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  • 48Tax noncompliance — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …

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  • 49tax — ▪ I. tax tax 1 [tæks] noun [countable, uncountable] TAX an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc, that is used to pay for public services: • The President said he would cut taxes for… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 50poll — 1. poll, verb To single out, one by one, of a number of persons. To examine each juror separately, after a verdict has been given, as to his concurrence in the verdict. See polling the jury 2. poll, noun A head; an individual person; a register… …

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