The payments were funded by a use tax paid by food processors.是什么意思？

The payments were funded by a use tax paid by food processors.

这笔钱从粮食加工商交纳的使用税中支出.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

payments

n. 支付，付款，缴纳，报酬( payment的名词复数 )，付出的[要付出的]款项，报答，报偿；

例句
I was told that in order to get benefit payments I would have to answer some questions.
我得知要领补助，就得回答一些问题。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

funded

adj. 成为有固定利息的长期借款的；

例句
The Bush Foundation has funded a variety of faculty development programs...
布什基金会已经资助了许多教员发展项目。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

use

n. 使用，使用权，功能；

例句
Abstain from sex or use condoms...
禁绝性事或使用安全套。

tax

vt. 使负担重，消耗精力，向…征税，责备，谴责；n. 税，税额，负担；

例句
The Queen remains above criticism, apart from the issue of her tax liability...
抛开她的纳税义务不谈，女王一直无可指摘。

paid

adj. 有报酬的，领取报酬的，领钱的，付费的；v. 付给( pay的过去式)，付款，有利可图，（对…）有利；

例句
It is a difficult job and they should be paid accordingly...
这是份棘手的工作，他们应得到相应的报酬。

food

n. 食物，食品，粮食，养料，资料；

例句
English food can be wonderful but the normal English diet is abominable.
英国也有美食，只是一般的日常饮食太过糟糕。

processors

n. 加工( processor的名词复数 )，数据处理机，（计算机的）中央处理器，加工机（或工人）；

例句
Modern word processors usually have spelling checkers and even grammar checkers.
现代文字处理器通常带有拼写检查功能，有的还有语法检查功能。