Hyphenation
tax brack·etTurkish pronunciation
täks bräkîtPronunciation
/ˈtaks ˈbrakət/ /ˈtæks ˈbrækɪt/
Etymology
[ 'taks ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, to estimate, assess, tax, from Old French taxer, from Medieval Latin taxare, from Latin, to feel, estimate, censure, frequentative of tangere to touch; more at TANGENT.