tax vs special assessment

special assessment vs tax

tax and special assessment both are nouns.

tax is a verb but special assessment is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tax	Yes	No	Yes	No
special assessment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, special assessment is a hyponym of tax; that is, special assessment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tax:

tax: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
special assessment: an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property

Other hyponyms of tax include single tax, income tax, capital gains tax, capital levy, departure tax, franchise tax, gift tax, direct tax, indirect tax, capitation, graduated tax, progressive tax, proportional tax, degressive tax, rates, stamp duty, stamp tax, pavage, transfer tax, tourist tax, visitor's tax, solidarity surcharge, solidarity tax.

tax (noun)	special assessment (noun)
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government	an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property

tax (verb)	special assessment (verb)
make a charge against or accuse
use to the limit
levy a tax on
set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

Difference between tax and special assessment

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