What does taxe in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word taxe in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use taxe in French.

The word taxe in French means tax, tax, accuse of, cadge off , sponge off, total excluding taxes, price excluding taxes, taxed at source, carbon tax, airport tax, training levy, residence tax, tourist tax, customs duty, property tax, business tax, VAT. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word taxe

tax

nom féminin (impôt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement va bientôt imposer une taxe sécheresse.
The government will impose a drought tax soon.

tax

verbe transitif (soumettre à un impôt)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Certaines communes taxent trop les propriétaires.
Some municipalities tax property owners too much.

accuse of

(figuré (accuser de [qch])

L'accusé nous a taxé de partialité.
The defendant accused us of bias.

cadge off , sponge off

(argot (soutirer) (slang)

Ma fille m'a encore taxé 10 euros ! À chaque pause café, mon collègue me taxe un clope.
Every coffee break, my colleague pinches another fag off me.

total excluding taxes

nom masculin (prix sans les taxes) (price, cost)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vaut ajouter environ 20% au montant hors taxes.

price excluding taxes

nom masculin (prix avant application des taxes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les prix hors taxes ne concernent pas les particuliers.

taxed at source

locution adjectivale (imposé sur le salaire)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

carbon tax

nom féminin (taxe sur la pollution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

airport tax

nom féminin (taxe prélevée par un aéroport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les taxes d'aéroports augmentent le prix du billet d'avion.

training levy

nom féminin (France : impôt pour la formation) (tax)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La taxe d'apprentissage est payée par les entreprises.

residence tax

nom féminin (impôt sur le logement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tourist tax

nom féminin (taxe sur les séjours)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

customs duty

nom féminin (taxe d'importation) (tax)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Union Européenne a aboli les taxes douanières internes.

property tax

nom féminin (impôt local)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

business tax

nom féminin (type d'impôt direct local)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

VAT

nom féminin (taxe sur la vente) (initialism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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