taxation vs special assessment

special assessment vs taxation

taxation and special assessment both are nouns.

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

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

taxation: 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 taxation 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.

taxation (noun)	special assessment (noun)
the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state	an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
government income due to taxation

Difference between taxation and special assessment

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