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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | charge levied by government on property, income |
| Synonyms: | assessment, bite*, brokerage, capitation, contribution, cost, custom, dues, duty, excise, expense, fine, giveaway, imposition, impost, levy, obligation, pork barrel, price, rate, salvage, tariff, tithe, toll, towage, tribute |
| Concept: | [Motion given to an object situated behind] Traction. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
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-nouns
traction; drawing; draught, pull, haul; rake; "a long pull a strong pull and a pull all together"; towage, haulage.
-verbs
draw, pull, haul, lug, rake, drag, tug, tow, trail, train; take in tow., wrench, jerk, twitch, touse; yank.
-adjectives
drawing; tractile, tractive.
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