taxation
B2Գոյական/US /tæksˈeɪʃən/ tăks-ĀSH-ən; UK /tæksˈeɪʃən/ tăks-ĀSH-ən/
The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.
