different between taxation vs taxative

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman taxacioun, from Old French taxacion, from Latin tax?tio (“rating, appraisal”).tax +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• enPR: t?k-s?'sh?n, IPA^(key): /tæk?se?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

taxation (countable and uncountable, plural taxations)

1. The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
2. A particular system of taxing people or companies
3. The revenue gained from taxes
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Derived terms

Translations

See also

• render unto Caesar

Further reading

• taxation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tax?ti?. Synchronically analysable as taxer +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tak.sa.sj??/

Noun

taxation f (plural taxations)

1. taxation

Further reading

• “taxation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Related to taxation and taxing. Compare the German taxativ.

Adjective

taxative (not comparable)

1. Relating to taxation.
2. Exhaustive, comprehensive.
   • 1829, Cases Decided in the House of Lords, on Appeal from the Courts of Scotland, volume 1, 1825, page 599:

     They are merely demonstrative, not taxative.

   • 1876, Robert Hunter, A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant, volume 2, 4th edition, page 182:

     It was held that the description was indicative of the identity of the lands, but not taxative as to the extent.

French

Adjective

taxative

1. feminine singular of taxatif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

taxative

1. inflection of taxativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular