tax
1 noun FIN on goods, incomecáin fem5 to pay tax on sth cáin a íoc ar rud€500 including tax €500, cáin san áireamhfree of tax saor ó cháinbefore tax roimh cháinfor tax purposes chun críocha cánachtax allowance liúntas cánach 2 noun strain, trialtriail fem5 his death is a tax on her mind tá a bhás ina ualach ar a hintinnthe operation was a heavy tax on his body bhí an obráid an-trom ar a chorpTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb FIN levy duty on sth/sb TRANSITIVEcáin a ghearradh ar benefits are taxed gearrtar cáin ar shochairthe self-employed are heavily taxed íocann daoine féinfhostaithe a lán cánach 4 verb AUTO pay road tax on vehicle TRANSITIVEcáin a chur arhave you taxed the car yet? ar chuir tú cáin ar an gcarr fós?the car wasn't taxed ní raibh aon cháin ar an gcarr 5 verb cause strain on, test TRANSITIVEcuir crua ara sháith a thabhairt dothe protests severely taxed the police chuir na hagóidí crua ar na póilíní, thug na hagóidí a sáith do na póilíníshe taxes my patience caitheann sí mo chuid foighne, cuireann sí go bun na foighne méhere's something that will tax you seo rud a thabharfaidh do dhúshlán, seo rud a chuirfidh féachaint ortthe journey severely taxed my strength sháraigh an turas mé 6 verb accuse sb of TRANSITIVEthey taxed him with neglecting his duties chuir siad ina leith go ndearna sé faillí ina chuid dualgas 7 verb give sb task TRANSITIVEI was taxed with cleaning the yard cuireadh de chúram orm an clós a ghlanadh, cuireadh de dhualgas orm an clós a ghlanadh