Synonyms for exaction
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
the exaction to tribute or of obedience
Forms
- Plural
- exactions → taxes, impositions, extortions, demands…
Example sentences
- tax Your contribution to the school is tax-deductible.
- extortion Tom was the victim of an extortion attempt.
- imposition Is to reason and to be mistaken, an imposition?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exaction | falling | |
| tax | falling | |
| extortion | steady | |
| imposition | falling | |
| requisition | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- tax1
- 4 letters
- toll1
- 6 letters
- demand2
- 7 letters
- tribute2
- 9 letters
- extortion3
- 10 letters
- imposition4
- 11 letters
- requisition4
- 12 letters
- contribution4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (demand2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- exaction
- Italiano
- estorsione
- Deutsch
- Gräueltat