tax1, s.1Cáin f -nach. Direct taxes, assessed taxes, cánacha díreacha. Indirect taxes, cánacha indíreacha. Land tax, cáin ar thalamh. Visitors' tax, cáin chuartaíochta. To lay, levy, a tax on sth., cáin a ghearradh ar rud. To collect a tax, cáin a bhailiú. Free of tax, tax free, saor ó cháin, gan cháin. Value-added tax, cáin f bhreisluacha. 2Ceataí f, piolóid f (ar dhuine). To be a tax on s.o., bheith i do thrillín ar dhuine.
tax2, v.tr.1aGearraim cáin ar (rud, dhuine). bF: The work taxed him considerably, chuir an obair go dtína aonbheart é. 2Jur: Fómhasaim (costas). Taxed bill of costs, bille costais fómhasta. Taxing-master, máistir m fómhais. 3To tax s.o. with doing sth., rud a chasadh le duine.