Dictionary Entry
tithe
tithe is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart 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. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 7 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart 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. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges.
- 2noun
Hence, a small part or proportion.
- 3adjective
Tenth.
- 4transitive verb
To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.
- 5intransitive verb
Tp pay tithes.
- 6noun
an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
- 7noun
a levy of one tenth of something
- 8verb
pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
"Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"
- 9verb
pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church
"He tithed his income to the Church"
- 10verb
levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
"The wool was tithed"
- 11verb
exact a tithe from
"The church was tithed"
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