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la

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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This word is part of lesson 82.