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raise taxes — or tax if a government or other authority raises tax or taxes, it gets money by making people pay a tax to them A government has a duty to raise taxes in order to defend the nation. • See: tax II, 1) … English dictionary
raise taxes — tax phrase if a government or other authority raises tax or taxes, it gets money by making people pay a tax to them A government has a duty to raise taxes in order to defend the nation. Thesaurus: relating to tax and taxationhyponym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
raise — ▪ I. raise raise 1 [reɪz] verb [transitive] 1. to increase an amount, number, or level: • We can cut the state budget or raise taxes. • The bank raised interest rates to 15%. 2. raise a question/objection/point etc to make people consider a… … Financial and business terms
raise — 1 /reIz/ verb (T) 1 MOVE a) to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level: Can you raise your arm above your head? | They re thinking of raising the ceiling in the kitchen. | The teacher raised his finger to his lips for silence … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
raise — I (advance) verb aggrandize, augment, boost, bring up, dignify, elevate, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, exalt, further, glorify, heighten, honor, increase, lift, move up, prize, promote, propose, provehere, put, suggest, uplift, upraise associated… … Law dictionary
raise — raise1 [ reız ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 put in higher position ▸ 2 increase ▸ 3 take care of children ▸ 4 collect money ▸ 5 mention something ▸ 6 cause feelings/reactions ▸ 7 farm animals/crops ▸ 8 build something ▸ 9 wake someone ▸ 10 in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
raise — To create; to infer; to create or bring to light by construction or interpretation. To cause or procure to be produced, bred or propagated. To bring together; to get together or obtain for use or service; to gather; to collect; to levy, as to… … Black's law dictionary
raise the ante — up/raise/the ante phrase to try to get a greater advantage from a situation by taking a bigger risk A rival company upped the ante with a major sales campaign. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
Read my lips: no new taxes — Bush delivering the famous line at the 1988 convention Read my lips: no new taxes is a now famous phrase spoken by then presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention as he accepted the nomination on August 18 … Wikipedia
Read my lips: no new taxes — George Bush im Wahlkampf des Jahres 1988 „Read my lips: no new taxes“ (wörtlich: „Lest es von meinen Lippen ab: Keine neuen Steuern“, sinngemäß: „Nehmt mich beim Wort: Keine neuen Steuern“) war ein berühmtes Versprechen des amerikanischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
