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taxative

taxative adjective: relating to taxation.

Adjective

taxative (not comparable)

  1. Relating to taxation.
    • We gather from this that the taxative machinery of the exchequer — that is, the visits of the barons to the different towns and county courts for the purpose of rating the feudal aids and assessing Danegeld — […]1906, William Stubbs, Lectures on Early English History, page 325
  2. Exhaustive, comprehensive.
    • They are merely demonstrative, not taxative.1829, Cases Decided in the House of Lords, on Appeal from the Courts of Scotland, volume 1, published 1825, page 599
    • It was held that the description was indicative of the identity of the lands, but not taxative as to the extent.1876, Robert Hunter, A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant, 4th edition, volume 2, page 182

Origin of taxative

Related to taxation and taxing. Compare the German taxativ.

Words formed from taxative

Questions about taxative

What does taxative mean?
Taxative means relating to taxation.
What part of speech is taxative?
Taxative is an adjective.

Words near taxative in the dictionary

  1. taxasphere
  2. taxaspidean
  3. taxation
  4. taxational
  5. taxations
  6. taxative
  7. taxatively
  8. taxator
  9. taxators
  10. taxbite
  11. taxbites

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