Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue. 2. (n.) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost. 3. (n.) Tax; sum imposed. 4. (n.) Charge; accusation.

Multi-Version Concordance Taxation (1 Occurrence) 2 Kings 23:35 Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of everyone according to his taxation, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)