Gravamen in english
Assessment
pronunciation: əsesmənt part of speech: noun
pronunciation: əsesmənt part of speech: noun
In gestures
gravamen = encumbrance ; levy ; levy tax ; tax [taxes, -pl.].
Example: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Example: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).Example: Excluded is the 1% levy tax which will be added to invoice upon check-out = Excluded is the 1% levy tax which will be added to invoice upon check-out.Example: Financed with taxes voted by the county and with state and federal aid, the central library maintains eight branch libraries and three bookmobiles.more:
» imponer un gravamen = levy + a tax .
Example: The existing laws authorise each district to levy and collect a tax, to the amount of four hundred dollars, for the purpose of erecting or repairing school houses.» libre de gravámenes = unencumbered .
Example: Every unencumbered license, except temporary licenses, issued under this Article shall be renewed for two years.» poner un gravamen = levy + a tax .
Example: The existing laws authorise each district to levy and collect a tax, to the amount of four hundred dollars, for the purpose of erecting or repairing school houses.» tipo de gravamen = tax rate .
Example: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.» tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate .
Example: This is achieved by creating tax brackets which have increasing marginal tax rates.