a charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority.-a charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.-especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.-a sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.-a task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.-a disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health.-charge; censure.-a lesson to be learned; a task.-to subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government.-to assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court.-to charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride.