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cess

(sĕs)

n. Irish

Luck.

[Possibly short for success.]

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cess

(sɛs)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit (formerly) any of several special taxes, such as a land tax in Scotland

2. (Historical Terms) (formerly, in Ireland)

a. the obligation to provide the soldiers and household of the lord deputy with supplies at fixed prices

b. any military exaction

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) Brit to tax or assess for taxation

4. (Historical Terms) (formerly in Ireland) to impose (soldiers) upon a population, to be supported by them

[C16: short for assessment]

cess

(sɛs)

an Irish slang word for luck: bad cess to you!.

[C19: probably from cess¹ (sense 2)]

cess

(sɛs)

(Building) short for cesspool

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cess

(sɛs)

n. Irish Eng.

luck.

[1855–60; perhaps aph. variant of success]

cess

Past participle: cessed
Gerund: cessing

Imperative
cess
cess

Present
I cess
you cess
he/she/it cesses
we cess
you cess
they cess

Preterite
I cessed
you cessed
he/she/it cessed
we cessed
you cessed
they cessed

Present Continuous
I am cessing
you are cessing
he/she/it is cessing
we are cessing
you are cessing
they are cessing

Present Perfect
I have cessed
you have cessed
he/she/it has cessed
we have cessed
you have cessed
they have cessed

Past Continuous
I was cessing
you were cessing
he/she/it was cessing
we were cessing
you were cessing
they were cessing

Past Perfect
I had cessed
you had cessed
he/she/it had cessed
we had cessed
you had cessed
they had cessed

Future
I will cess
you will cess
he/she/it will cess
we will cess
you will cess
they will cess

Future Perfect
I will have cessed
you will have cessed
he/she/it will have cessed
we will have cessed
you will have cessed
they will have cessed

Future Continuous
I will be cessing
you will be cessing
he/she/it will be cessing
we will be cessing
you will be cessing
they will be cessing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cessing
you have been cessing
he/she/it has been cessing
we have been cessing
you have been cessing
they have been cessing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cessing
you will have been cessing
he/she/it will have been cessing
we will have been cessing
you will have been cessing
they will have been cessing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cessing
you had been cessing
he/she/it had been cessing
we had been cessing
you had been cessing
they had been cessing

Conditional
I would cess
you would cess
he/she/it would cess
we would cess
you would cess
they would cess

Past Conditional
I would have cessed
you would have cessed
he/she/it would have cessed
we would have cessed
you would have cessed
they would have cessed

References in classic literature ?

He could have enjoyed portraying to uninitiated listeners various scenes at which he had been a witness or ably discussing the pro- cesses of war with other proved men.

View in context

As these cesses were not revised for more than a year, cigarettes have become much more affordable compared to the time GST was implemented and it warrants significant upward revision of cess rates applied on cigarettes."

Experts urge GOM, GST council, to increase CESS on tobacco products

Alternatively, Jaitley said cesses can be imposed which would be subsumed in the taxes after five years.

Jaitley says tax on ACs can't be same as slippers

Summary: Despite opacity around the use of funds, the Centre introduces two new cesses in Budget 2016.

Digging into the Cesspool

The cesses may have to remain, but there should be just one rate on cesses...

One Year Of GST: Outgoing CEA Arvind Subramanian Says 28% Rate Must Go; This Is What Can Be Done Instead

Overall, the government is looking at raising more than ` 54,450 crore from five major cesses in 2016- 17, an increase of ` 23,116 crore over the revised estimate of ` 31,335 crore in the current fiscal.