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salma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • keel noun The main structural beam running along the bottom of a ship's hull, from front to back.
  • tax noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.

Senses

salma is used for these senses in English:

  • keel (nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
  • 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).

keel — full definition

  1. noun The main structural beam running along the bottom of a ship's hull, from front to back.
  2. noun A fin-like blade fixed under a sailboat to stop it sliding sideways and to help it stay upright.
  3. verb To capsize or roll over, keel side up (usually as "keel over").

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.

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