6 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
verb levy a tax on
verb set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
verb use to the limit
originCompare typologically Russian мыта́рство (mytárstvo) (< мы́тарь (mýtarʹ, “publican (tax collector)”)).
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