Hyphenation
tax num·berTurkish pronunciation
täks nʌmbırPronunciation
/ˈtaks ˈnəmbər/ /ˈtæks ˈnʌmbɜr/
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.