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ability to pay

ability to pay noun: an individual's level of wealth or income, as a measure of the tax rate they can afford to pay.

Noun

ability to pay (plural abilities to pay)

  1. (attributive, often) An individual's level of wealth or income, as a measure of the tax rate they can afford to pay.
    • ability-to-pay taxation
    • an ability-to-pay approach

ability to pay meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian

ability to pay in Tamil

கடன், தொகை செலுத்து திறன்

ability to pay in Tagalog

measure of tax rate
kakayahang makabayad

ability to pay in Indonesian

measure of tax rate
kemampuan membayar

Forms of ability to pay

pluralabilities to pay

Questions about ability to pay

What does ability to pay mean?
Ability to pay means an individual's level of wealth or income, as a measure of the tax rate they can afford to pay.
What is ability to pay in Tamil?
Ability to pay in Tamil is கடன், தொகை செலுத்து திறன். See Ability to pay meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ability to pay?
Ability to pay is a noun.
What is the plural of ability to pay?
The plural of ability to pay is abilities to pay.

Words near ability to pay in the dictionary

  1. abilitude
  2. ability
  3. ability grouping
  4. ability point
  5. ability points
  6. ability to pay
  7. abilla
  8. abillas
  9. abilo
  10. abilos
  11. abime

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