tax (A2)

カタカナ: タックス

IPA: /tæks/

Definition

Money that people and businesses must pay to the government. There are many types of tax in English: income tax (所得税), consumption tax / sales tax (消費税 / 販売税), property tax (固定資産税), and others. In Japan, the term 消費税 is often translated as 'consumption tax', but Americans usually say 'sales tax'.

意味: 人々や企業が政府に支払わなければならないお金。英語では様々な種類の税があります：income tax（所得税）、consumption tax/sales tax（消費税）、property tax（固定資産税）など。日本の「消費税」は英語では「consumption tax」と訳されますが、アメリカでは「sales tax」と言います。

Examples / 例文

• この価格は税込みですか？ — Does this price include tax?

• 日本の消費税は10%です。 — Japan's consumption tax is 10%.

• 毎年確定申告をしなければなりません。 — I have to file my tax return every year.

Tax の日本語訳

Japanese translations of Tax:

• 税
• 税金
• 消費税

How to Use Tax

pay tax (verb phrase)

税金を払う — "Everyone must pay tax."

tax return (compound)

確定申告 — "I filed my tax return in March."

tax-free (compound)

免税 — "This shop is tax-free for tourists."

before/after tax (phrase)

税引前/税引後 — "The salary is 40,000 before tax."

See "Tax" in the English dictionary

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