A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government, A fee or dues levied on the members of an organization to meet its expenses, A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority, verb_ set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine), make a charge against or accuse, levy a tax on, transitive verb_ To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object, To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government, To make difficult or excessive demands upon