EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Tax...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/BU-wis/
FIL: Ang sapilitang kontribusyon sa kita ng estado, na ipinapataw ng pamahalaan sa mga manggagawa, negosyo, at idinadagdag sa halaga ng mga bilihin at serbisyo.
EN: Tax
The reason your payslip has a 'deductions' column that makes you cry a little inside. It's the government's subscription fee that you can't cancel, supposedly for roads, bridges, and... well, you know. That thing you have to file every April 15th while questioning all your life choices.
From Proto-Philippine *buwis (tribute, tax).
Can also be used figuratively as a tribute or offering, as in 'buwis-buhay' (life-threatening, lit. 'life tax').
🇵🇭 Mahalaga ang pagbabayad ng tamang buwis para sa ikauunlad ng bansa.
🇺🇸 Paying the correct tax is important for the country's progress.
🇵🇭 Malaki ang kaltas sa sahod ko dahil sa buwis.
🇺🇸 The deduction from my salary is big because of the tax.
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