What does taxation mean?
Word: Taxation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Taxation means the system by which a government collects taxes from people and businesses to pay for public services; also the money collected this way.
Synonyms: levy
How do you spell taxation?
Syllables: tax - a - tion
Tricky part: No s or c sneaks in after the x: the x already makes the ks sound on its own.
Watch out for: taxsation, taxcation, taxaition
Memory tip: Tax is the root, and its x needs no helper letter beside it, however hard you hear the ks.
Taxation in a sentence
Example 1: Fair taxation helps the government pay for roads, schools and hospitals.
Example 2: The finance minister spoke about changes in taxation in the budget speech.
Example 3: Our civics chapter explains direct and indirect taxation.
Fun Fact
Taxation is far older than coins: in ancient Egypt, farmers paid their taxes in grain long before the first coins were made.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The mayor explained at the town meeting how local taxasion pays for street lights and parks.
a) taxasion
b) mayor
c) meeting
d) lights
Show answer
a) taxasion. The shun sound at the end is spelt tion, as in nation.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) taxation
b) budjet
c) goverment
d) parliment
Show answer
a) taxation. Goverment drops an n, parliment loses its a and budjet puts j for g; taxation has no slip.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
taxoniat
a) notation
b) taxation
c) taxonomy
d) attraction
Show answer
b) taxation. Taxonomy and attraction need letters that are not here, and notation has no x.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Taxation is at work when there is ____.
a) pocket money from a parent
b) VAT added to the price of a phone
c) a cash prize at a quiz
d) a discount at a summer sale
Show answer
b) VAT added to the price of a phone
2. A country with heavy taxation is one where ____.
a) prices are always low
b) shops stay open late
c) people pay high taxes
d) salaries are very high
Show answer
c) people pay high taxes
