kulipa kodi
koo-LEE-pah KOH-dee
How to say it
Swahilikulipa kodikoo-LEE-pah KOH-dee
Englishto pay tax
Frenchpayer des impôts
Meaning
To give the government the money the law requires from income, trade or property, so that it can pay for public services.
Good to know
Kulipa is to pay and kodi is tax (also rent). Mlipakodi, plural walipakodi, is a taxpayer, and kukwepa kulipa kodi is tax evasion.
Examples
- Kila mfanyabiashara anapaswa kulipa kodi kwa wakati.Every trader should pay tax on time.
- Kulipa kodi kunasaidia kujenga shule na hospitali.Paying tax helps build schools and hospitals.
- Kampuni hiyo imeshtakiwa kwa kukataa kulipa kodi.That company has been charged with refusing to pay tax.
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