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feminine
/ˈtasa/
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Translation
rate, fee
Word origin
From the verb tasar ('to appraise, assess'), from Medieval Latin taxare, a frequentative of tangere ('to touch'). The same root gives English 'tax' and 'task'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- taxare
- English cognates
- tax, task
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraltasas
Examples
desempleo .
The unemployment rate has fallen this year.
cobra .
The bank charges a fee for each transfer.
.
The interest rate is still very high.
renovar pasaporte.
We had to pay a fee to renew the passport.
¿ natalidad ?
Do you know what the country's birth rate is?
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