L'impôt
Example: L'impôt sur le revenu aide à financer les services publics.
Definition
"L'impôt" refers to a mandatory financial charge or tax imposed by a government on individuals or entities to fund public services and infrastructure. For example, "L'impôt sur le revenu aide à financer les services publics" means income tax helps finance public services.
Etymology
The word "l'impôt" comes from the Latin 'impotus,' related to 'imponere,' which means 'to impose.' Did you know that the concept of taxation has existed since ancient civilizations, where rulers imposed contributions to support communal needs? The French term evolved over centuries to specifically denote government taxes.
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"L'impôt" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - HR - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 182 commonly used words.
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