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taxable

/ˈtæksəbəl/TAK-suh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈtæksəbəl/TAK-suh-buhl

Meaningthat one can tax

Common meaning: liable to tax

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Journey through time

  1. Latintaxare‘to handle’source
  2. Late Latintaxasource
  3. Englishtax‘a levy paid to a state’
  4. Englishformed in English from taxtaxable‘liable to tax’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from tax + -able.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TAX, p.627 · scan

Source words

  • taxare Latin · source word “to rate, value”

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