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tallage

/ˈtælɪd͡ʒ/

Meanings
noun
An impost.

Examples :

"The king demanded a yearly tallage from the villagers to fund his war. "
politics government economy finance

Related Words

Illustration requiring

requiring verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher is requiring students to submit their essays by Friday. "

Illustration expenses

expenses noun

/ɪkˈspɛnsɪz/

A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.

"Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run."

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration villagers

villagers noun

/ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/ /ˈvɪlɪdʒɚz/

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

"The villagers helped rebuild the school after the storm. "

Illustration imposing

imposing verb

/ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/

To establish or apply by authority.

"Congress imposed new tariffs."

Illustration inferior

inferior noun

/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/ /ɪnˈfɪ(ə)ɹiɚ/

A person of lower stature to another

"As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want."

Illustration subjects

subjects noun

/ˈsʌb.dʒɛkts/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

(grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.

"In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent."

Illustration certain

certain noun

/ˈsɝtn̩/ /ˈsɜːtn̩/

(with "the") Something certain.

"The certain success of the project was a relief to the team. "

Illustration knights

knights noun

/naɪts/

A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.

"In the medieval story, the young squires served as knights in training, attending to the Lord's needs and learning the skills of combat. "

Illustration tenants

tenants noun

/ˈtɛnənts/ /ˈtɛnənts/

One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.

"The landlord collected rent from all the tenants in the apartment building. "

Illustration demanded

demanded verb

/dɪˈmɑːndɪd/ /dɪˈmændɪd/

To request forcefully.

"I demand to see the manager."

Illustration landowners

landowners noun

/ˈlændˌoʊnərz/ /ˈlændˌoʊnərs/

A person who owns land.

"The landowners near the city often sell their produce at the farmers' market. "