geldum — meaning in English

English meaning

• geld noun In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.
• tax noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.

Senses

geldum is used for these senses in English:

• geld (historical) To tax geld.
• tax Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).

tax — full definition

1. noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.
2. verb To require someone to pay tax, or to charge tax on something.
3. verb To place a heavy strain or demand on something.

Related Latin words