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taxer

to tax

verb tak-SAY Rare
People & Society Money

Also means

to accuse, to label

Usage Note

Taxer covers both the formal sense of imposing a tax or duty and the informal sense of accusing someone of something (taxer quelqu'un de paresse = 'to accuse someone of laziness'). In very informal French it can also mean 'to cadge or borrow' something from someone. It is a regular -er verb.

Examples

"Le gouvernement a décidé de taxer les produits importés."

Natural Translation

The government decided to tax imported goods.

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