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taut|en /tɔː t ^ə n/ (tautens , tautening , tautened ) VERB If a part of your body tautens or if you tauten it, it becomes stiff or firm. □ [V ] Her whole body tautened violently. □ [V n] There are exercises that tauten facial muscles.

tau|to|logi|cal /tɔː təlɒ dʒ I k ^ə l/ ADJ A tautological statement involves tautology.

tau|tol|ogy /tɔːtɒ lədʒi/ (tautologies ) N‑VAR Tautology is the use of different words to say the same thing twice in the same statement. 'The money should be adequate enough' is an example of tautology.

tav|ern /tæ və ^r n/ (taverns ) N‑COUNT A tavern is a bar or pub. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

taw|dry /tɔː dri/ (tawdrier , tawdriest )

1 ADJ If you describe something such as clothes or decorations as tawdry , you mean that they are cheap and show a lack of taste. □  …tawdry jewellery.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something such as a story or an event as tawdry , you mean that it is unpleasant or immoral. □  …the yawning gulf between her fantasies and the tawdry reality.

taw|ny /tɔː ni/ COLOUR Tawny hair, fur, or skin is a pale brown colour. □  She had tawny hair.

tax ◆◆◆ /tæ ks/ (taxes , taxing , taxed )

1 N‑VAR Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. □  They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases. □  …a pledge not to raise taxes on people below a certain income.

2 VERB When a person or company is taxed , they have to pay a part of their income or profits to the government. When goods are taxed , a percentage of their price has to be paid to the government. □ [be V -ed] Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes. □ [V n] The Bonn government taxes profits of corporations at a rate that is among the highest in Europe. [Also V ]

3 VERB If something taxes your strength, your patience, or your resources, it uses nearly all of them, so that you have great difficulty in carrying out what you are trying to do. □ [V n] Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste.

4 → see also council tax , income tax , taxing , value-added tax SYNONYMS tax NOUN 1

duty:Import duties still average 30%.

levy:…an annual motorway levy on all drivers.

tariff:America wants to eliminate tariffs on items such as electronics.

tax|able /tæ ksəb ^ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Taxable income is income on which you have to pay tax.

taxa|tion /tækse I ʃ ^ə n/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Taxation is the system by which a government takes money from people and spends it on things such as education, health, and defence.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Taxation is the amount of money that people have to pay in taxes. □  The result will be higher taxation.

ta x avoid|ance N‑UNCOUNT Tax avoidance is the use of legal methods to pay the smallest possible amount of tax.

ta x break (tax breaks ) N‑COUNT If the government gives a tax break to a particular group of people or type of organization, it reduces the amount of tax they have to pay or changes the tax system in a way that benefits them. [mainly AM ] □ [+ for ] Today they'll consider tax breaks for businesses that create jobs in inner cities.

ta x cred|it (tax credits ) N‑COUNT A tax credit is an amount of money on which you do not have to pay tax.

tax-deductible /tæ ks d I dʌ kt I b ^ə l/ ADJ If an expense is tax-deductible , it can be paid out of the part of your income on which you do not pay tax, so that the amount of tax you pay is reduced. □  Keep track of tax-deductible expenses, such as the supplies and equipment you buy.

ta x eva|sion N‑UNCOUNT Tax evasion is the crime of not paying the full amount of tax that you should pay.

ta x-free ADJ [ADJ n, v-link ADJ ] Tax-free is used to describe income on which you do not have to pay tax. □  …a tax-free investment plan.