often attributive
1
a
: a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes
b
: a sum levied on members of an organization to defray expenses
2
: a heavy demand
taxed; taxing; taxes
1
: to levy a tax on
2
: to make onerous and rigorous demands on
the job taxed her strength
4
: to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs in a court action)
5
obsolete
: to enter (a name) in a list
there went out a decree … that all the world should be taxed—
Luke 2:1 (King James Version)
Luke 2:1 (King James Version)
taxer
noun
Examples of tax in a Sentence
Noun
The decision was made to raise taxes.
He was accused of evading taxes.
What was your income before taxes?
What is the amount of tax to be paid?
What was your income before tax?
Verb
He believes in taxing the rich to give to the poor.
You are taxed according to your income.
puzzles that tax your brain
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Julia Cherner, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
He's tasked with carrying out the other part of the president's economic agenda, sweeping tax cuts.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Through the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC), countries use automatic exchange of information and information-on-request mechanisms so foreign income is properly taxed, closing loopholes for fraud.
—Robin Singh, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This president is pushing, yet again, a plan to gut basic services to give bigger and bigger tax cuts to the wealthy.
—Julia Cherner, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
He's tasked with carrying out the other part of the president's economic agenda, sweeping tax cuts.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
In colonial and post-colonial regimes, they were forced to plant cash crops and were heavily taxed.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Through the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC), countries use automatic exchange of information and information-on-request mechanisms so foreign income is properly taxed, closing loopholes for fraud.
—Robin Singh, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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tax
2 of 2 noun1
: a charge usually of money set by authority on persons or property for public purposes
2
: something (as an effort or duty) that makes heavy demands : strain
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