imposition vs tax

imposition

noun
  • An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation. 

  • A trick or deception put or laid on others. 

  • The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. 

  • That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined. 

  • Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product. 

  • A task imposed on a student as punishment. 

  • A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination. 

tax

noun
  • 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. 

  • Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services. 

verb
  • To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company). 

  • To impose and collect a tax on (something). 

  • To accuse. 

  • To make excessive demands on. 

  • To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items. 

How often have the words imposition and tax occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )