ぜいきん
Meanings
Noun
1. tax; duty
Pitch accent
いきん
Composed of
tax
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
to place a tax on
Examples (20 in total)
Where should I pay the tax?
He is immune from taxes.
What kind of taxes are there?
The government makes us pay tax.
The price includes tax.
Please pay the tax.
We must pay taxes.
A new tax was imposed on wine.
Tom got a tax refund.
Don't you think that the taxes are too heavy in Japan?
We have a legal obligation to pay our taxes.
The government imposed a new tax on cigarettes.
People are crying out against the new tax.
All these goods are heavily taxed.
He wished to keep the bank accounts separate for tax purposes.
High tax and poor sales bankrupted the company.
How much is it including insurance and tax?
We have to pay taxes by March 15.
The company moved its corporate domicile to Hong Kong for tax purposes.
The amount of money the government earns in taxes determines the amount of money it can spend on welfare.