Definition of cess Cess

cess

We found 10 definitions of cess from 3 different sources.

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What does cess mean?

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  • cess (Noun)
    An assessed tax.
  • cess (Noun)
    Luck.
  • cess (Noun)
    The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.
  • cess (Verb)
    To levy a cess.
  • cess (Verb)
    To cease; to neglect.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cess (n.)
    A rate or tax.
  • cess (n.)
    Bound; measure.
  • cess (v. t.)
    To rate; to tax; to assess.
  • cess (v. i.)
    To cease; to neglect.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cess
    ses, n. a tax, a local rate.—v.t. to impose a tax.—Out of all cesse (Shak.), excessively, immoderately. [Shortened from Assess.]

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