/ Dictionary / Index Z zakat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: za•kat Pronunciation: (zu-kät'), [key] — n. Islam. a tax, comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: zakat (Thesaurus) Zak Zakiya Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language