tithe
Plural: tithes
Noun
- a levy of one tenth of something
- an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
- A tenth.
- The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.
- A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).
- A small part or proportion.
Verb
Verb Forms: tithed, tithing, tithes
- To pay a tithe; to give a small portion as a tax or offering.
- exact a tithe from
- "The church was tithed"
- levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
- "The wool was tithed"
- pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church
- "He tithed his income to the Church"
- pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
- "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"
- To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To pay something as a tithe.
- To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To pay a tithe upon something.
- To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To pay a tithe; to pay a 10% tax
- To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To pay or offer as a levy in the manner of a tithe or religious tax.
- To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly
- To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To impose a tithe upon someone or something.
- To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To spare only every tenth person, killing the rest (usually in relation to the sacking of the episcopal seat at Canterbury by the pagan Danes in 1011).
- To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To enforce or collect a tithe upon someone or something.
- To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To decimate: to kill every tenth person, usually as a military punishment.
- To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
- To enforce or collect a tithe.
- To compose the tenth part of something.
Adj
- Tenth.
Examples
- He had to TITHE a few points by playing a small word, just to get rid of awkward letters.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English tithe, tythe, tethe, from Old English tēoþa, tēoða, teogoþa (in verb senses via Middle English tithen, tythen, tethen, from Old English tēoþian, teogoþian), from a proposed Proto-Germanic *tehunþô, *tehundô (“a tenth”), with its nasal consonant being lost according to the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law. Cognate with West Frisian tsiende (“tithe”), Saterland Frisian Teeged (“tithe”), Dutch tiende, German Low German Teihnte, German Zehnt (“tithe”), Danish tiende (“tithe”), Icelandic tíund (“tithe”), Dutch tiende (“tithe”).
Synonyms
decim, decima, decimate, decimation, tithe out, titheling, tithing
Scrabble Score: 8
tithe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtithe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tithe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary