El impuesto
Example: El impuesto sobre la renta aumenta cada año para financiar servicios públicos.
Definition
"El impuesto" refers to a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed by a government on individuals or entities to fund public services and government obligations. For example, income tax is a type of "el impuesto" that increases yearly to support public services.
Etymology
The term "el impuesto" comes from the Spanish verb imponer, meaning 'to impose.' It originally referred to the act of imposing a charge or duty. Did you know? The word traces back to the Latin imponere, combining 'in-' meaning 'on' and 'ponere' meaning 'to place.'
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"El impuesto" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Finance - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 150 commonly used words.
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