The difference between Duty and Tax
When used as nouns, duty means that which one is morally or legally obligated to do, whereas tax means money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
Tax is also verb with the meaning: to impose and collect a tax from (a person).
check bellow for the other definitions of Duty and Tax
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Duty as a noun:
That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
Examples:
"We don't have a duty to keep you here."
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Duty as a noun:
The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
Examples:
"I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am."
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Duty as a noun:
A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
Examples:
"[[customs]] duty; [[excise]] duty"
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Duty as a noun (obsolete):
One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
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Duty as a noun (obsolete):
Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
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Duty as a noun:
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).
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Tax as a noun:
Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
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Tax as a noun:
A burdensome demand.
Examples:
"a heavy tax on time or health"
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Tax as a noun:
A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
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Tax as a noun (obsolete):
charge; censure
Examples:
"rfquotek Clarendon"
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Tax as a noun (obsolete):
A lesson to be learned.
Examples:
"rfquotek Johnson"
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To impose and collect a tax from (a person).
Examples:
"Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest."
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To impose and collect a tax on (something).
Examples:
"Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector."
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To make excessive demands on.