tithe

1. 1.

   exact a tithe from

   “The church was tithed”

   Broadercharge
2. 2.

   levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)

   “The wool was tithed”

   Broaderlevy
3. 3.

   pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church

   “He tithed his income to the Church”
4. 4.

   pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church

   “Although she left the church officially, she still tithes”

   Broaderpay

1. 1.

   a levy of one tenth of something

   Broaderlevy
2. 2.

   an offering of a tenth part of some personal income

   Broaderoffering

Other forms of tithe

plural

tithes·

past tense

tithed·

present participle

tithing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tithe

What does tithe mean?

tithe means "exact a tithe from". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tithe?

tithe has 1 syllable: tithe. In IPA it is /ˈtaɪð/.

Is tithe a common word?

tithe is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.