Tax - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'tax' is the definition.
(duty can mean a tax or toll)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for duty that I've seen before include "Official obligation" , "Kind of obligation or tax" , "Is one bound" , "A tax; compulsory task" , "Tariff" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the L.A. Times Daily, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph and The Irish Independent.

'tax' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for toll that I've seen before include "Crossing fee" , "Payment for passage - ring bell!" , "Fee for road/bridge" , "What sounds" , "Charge to use bridge/road" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the L.A. Times Daily, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph and The Irish Independent.

'tax' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for scot that I've seen before include "No longer tax" , "Eg, Edinburgh native" , "Someone from north of the border?" , "Payment" , "Native of Inverness" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the L.A. Times Daily, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph and The Irish Independent.

'tax' is the definition.
(I know that tax is a more specific form of levy)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for levy that I've seen before include "Raise - army (or money for it)" , "Tariff" , "Imposition of a tax" , "Money raised from taxes, etc" , "Charge imposed and collected" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the L.A. Times Daily, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph and The Irish Independent.

'tax' is the definition.
(I know that tax can be written as task)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for task that I've seen before include "Job of work" , "exercise" , "Set piece of work" , "Burden with work" , "Assignment" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Independent, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the LA Times, the L.A. Times Daily, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph and The Irish Independent.

'tax' is the definition.
(historical tax paid to the church)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tithe that I've seen before include "It used to decimate income" , "Tax paid to church" , "Gift of tenth" , "Levy by church, e.g." , "Tenth of income given to church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

(Other definitions for sales that I've seen before include "commercial exchanges" , "Periods when shops offer goods at reduced prices" , "Periods when shops sell goods at discounted prices, bargain times" , "Business department - retail events" , "Periods of price reductions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

'tax' is the definition.
(I know that excise is a type of indirect tax)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for excise that I've seen before include "Duty; cut out" , "Remove by cutting out" , "A tax to be cut out, perhaps" , "Expunge the tax?" , "Customs" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Sunday, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today and the New York Times.

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