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god's cut, calculated before rent.
means the practice of giving a fixed portion, traditionally ten percent of income, to a religious institution.
from from old english teogotha, meaning tenth. abraham reportedly gave a tenth of his war spoils to melchizedek, and the habit outlived the wars.
literal meaningtithe just means tenth
old testament mathleviticus specifies livestock and crops too
medieval enforcementchurch courts could sue for unpaid tithes
modern versionoften pre-tax, automated, and app-based now