1. Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities.
2. (Law)
Defn: That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff of
defendant in a suit; as, taxable costs.
— Tax"a*ble*ness, n.
— Tax"a*bly, adv.
TAXASPIDEAN
Tax`as*pid"e*an, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; — said of certain birds.
TAXATION Tax*a"tion, n. Etym: [F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from L. taxare. See Tax.]
1. The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.
2. (Law)
Defn: The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost.
3. Tax; sum imposed. [R.] Daniel.