| duty | | |
| n. (act) | 1. duty, obligation, responsibility | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty" |
| ~ job | the responsibility to do something.; "it is their job to print the truth" |
| ~ safekeeping, guardianship, keeping | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper.; "he left his car in my keeping" |
| ~ social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action. |
| ~ moral obligation | an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong.; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation" |
| ~ noblesse oblige | the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically). |
| ~ burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge. |
| ~ civic duty, civic responsibility | the responsibilities of a citizen. |
| ~ filial duty | duty of a child to its parents. |
| ~ imperative | some duty that is essential and urgent. |
| ~ incumbency | a duty that is incumbent upon you. |
| ~ legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne. |
| ~ line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility. |
| ~ white man's burden | the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects. |
| ~ prerequisite, requirement | something that is required in advance.; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" |
| ~ requirement, demand | required activity.; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" |
| n. (act) | 2. duty | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons.; "the duties of the job" |
| ~ work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| ~ chore, job, task | a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee.; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" |
| ~ role, function, office, part | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" |
| ~ assignment, duty assignment | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces).; "hazardous duty" |
| n. (possession) | 3. duty, tariff | a government tax on imports or exports.; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries" |
| ~ indirect tax | a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations. |
| ~ customs, customs duty, impost, custom | money collected under a tariff. |
| ~ tonnage, tonnage duty, tunnage | a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship. |
| ~ octroi | a tax on various goods brought into a town. |
| ~ revenue tariff | a tariff imposed to raise revenue. |
| ~ protective tariff | a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition. |
| ~ import duty | a duty imposed on imports. |
| ~ export duty | a duty imposed on exports. |
| ~ countervailing duty | a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments. |
| tariff | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. tariff | charge a tariff.; "tariff imported goods" |
| ~ tax | levy a tax on.; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state" |
| tax | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. revenue enhancement, tax, taxation | charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government. |
| ~ withholding | the act of deducting from an employee's salary. |
| ~ imposition, infliction | the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo). |
| ~ accumulator, collector, gatherer | a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes). |
| ~ net estate | the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross estate; the estate then left to be distributed (and subject to federal and state inheritance taxes). |
| ~ disposable income | income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending. |
| ~ unearned income, unearned revenue | personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income). |
| ~ deductible | (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax). |
| ~ budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes. |
| ~ levy | a charge imposed and collected. |
| ~ single tax | a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land). |
| ~ income tax | a personal tax levied on annual income. |
| ~ capital gains tax | a tax on capital gains.; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling" |
| ~ capital levy | a tax on capital or property. |
| ~ departure tax | a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air. |
| ~ franchise tax | a tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state. |
| ~ gift tax | a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver. |
| ~ direct tax | a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied. |
| ~ indirect tax | a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations. |
| ~ hidden tax | a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes). |
| ~ capitation | a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person. |
| ~ graduated tax, progressive tax | any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases. |
| ~ proportional tax | any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases. |
| ~ degressive tax | any tax in which the rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases. |
| ~ rates | a local tax on property (usually used in the plural). |
| ~ stamp duty, stamp tax | a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications). |
| ~ pavage | a tax toward paving streets. |
| ~ transfer tax | any tax levied on the passing of title to property. |
| ~ special assessment | an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property. |
| ~ charge | financial liabilities (such as a tax).; "the charges against the estate" |
| ~ deductible | acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction). |
| ~ progressive | (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases. |
| ~ regressive | (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases. |
| v. (possession) | 2. tax | levy a tax on.; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state" |
| ~ levy, impose | impose and collect.; "levy a fine" |
| ~ excise | levy an excise tax on. |
| ~ tariff | charge a tariff.; "tariff imported goods" |
| ~ surtax | levy an extra tax on.; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000" |
| ~ overtax | tax excessively.; "Don't overtax my constituents!" |
| v. (possession) | 3. assess, tax | set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine). |
| ~ set, determine | fix conclusively or authoritatively.; "set the rules" |
| ~ assess | charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine. |
| v. (consumption) | 4. task, tax | use to the limit.; "you are taxing my patience" |
| ~ strain, extend | use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity.; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" |
| v. (communication) | 5. tax | make a charge against or accuse.; "They taxed him failure to appear in court" |
| ~ charge | make an accusatory claim.; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" |
| tribute | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. testimonial, tribute | something given or done as an expression of esteem. |
| ~ commendation, approval | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| n. (act) | 2. tribute | payment by one nation for protection by another. |
| ~ defrayal, defrayment, payment | the act of paying money. |
| n. (act) | 3. protection, tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence.; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" |
| ~ extortion | the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence). |
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