tax

Steuer

Geld, das Menschen oder Unternehmen an den Staat zahlen müssen.

In einfachem Englisch: Money that people or businesses must pay to the government.

• We pay tax on our income.
• The government raised taxes last year.
• How much sales tax will I pay?

So benutzt man es: tax on something (There is a tax on fuel.)

Synonyme: levy

Häufige Wendungen: income tax, pay tax, tax rate, sales tax

Belastung

Eine Anforderung, die zu viel Zeit, Energie, Geld oder Kraft beansprucht.

In einfachem Englisch: A demand that uses too much of your time, energy, money, or strength.

• The long journey was a tax on my energy.
• These delays place a heavy tax on our patience.
• His duties were a constant tax on his time.

So benutzt man es: a tax on something (The extra work was a tax on her strength.)

Synonyme: burden, strain

Häufige Wendungen: heavy tax, tax on something

besteuern

Eine Person oder ein Unternehmen verpflichten, Steuern an den Staat zu zahlen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a person or business pay money to the government.

• The government plans to tax wealthy people more.
• Small businesses were taxed at a lower rate.
• Are workers taxed on all their earnings?

So benutzt man es: tax someone on something (Workers are taxed on their earnings.)

Häufige Wendungen: tax someone heavily, tax the wealthy, tax a company

besteuern

Für etwas, das verdient, gekauft, verkauft oder besessen wird, eine Steuer verlangen.

In einfachem Englisch: To require a government payment when something is earned, bought, sold, or owned.

• They tax fuel heavily.
• The government taxed imported goods.
• Should basic food be taxed?

Synonyme: levy a tax on

Häufige Wendungen: tax income, tax imported goods, tax something heavily

beanspruchen, strapazieren

Jemandem so viel Anstrengung oder Kraft abverlangen, dass eine Aufgabe schwierig wird.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone use so much effort or strength that something becomes difficult.

• This puzzle will tax your brain.
• The climb taxed all our strength.
• Constant delays are taxing my patience.

Synonyme: strain, stretch

Häufige Wendungen: tax your patience, tax your strength, tax your memory