Taxes meaning : Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services. A burdensome demand. A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. Charge; censure A lesson to be learned. To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company). To impose and collect a tax on (something). To make excessive demands on. To accuse. To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.