gravamen

Definitions of gravamen
  1. noun
    an onerous or difficult concern
    synonyms: ajobo, carga, cargo, peso, responsabilidad
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    imposición
    an uncalled-for burden
    type of:
    cuidado, inquietud, preocupación, quebradero, quebradero de cabeza, vejación
    something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
  2. noun
    charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
    synonyms: canon, carga, censo, contribución, cuota, derecho, gabela, imposición, impuesto, para, pecho, sobre, tasa, tributación, tributo
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    IRPF, impuesto sobre la renta
    a personal tax levied on annual income
    plusvalía
    a tax on capital gains
    capitación
    a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
    timbre
    a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
    impuesto adicional, recargo
    an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
    arancel, tarifa
    a government tax on imports or exports
    impuesto sobre el consumo
    a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
  3. noun
    the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
    synonyms: derecho de retención
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