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tax

/tæks/noun, verb1 syllable

Tax means: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government.

Synonyms for tax4

noun, as in charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

taxation, revenue enhancement

verb, as in set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

verb, as in use to the limit

What does tax mean?5

noun

1

charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

verb

1

set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

2

use to the limit“you are taxing my patience”

3

levy a tax on“The State taxes alcohol heavily”

4

make a charge against or accuse“They taxed him failure to appear in court”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tax?26

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All 26 rhymes for tax, grouped by syllable

Tax in a sentence

  • The accusations are shocking: money laundering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.MrShoval
  • The government passed important pension, tax, and fiscal reforms.The_World_Factbook
  • In general, people were against the consumption tax.slyfin
  • You can tax cows, but they'll never be the ones paying them.DJ_Saidez
  • When you sell something, you need to collect the sales tax.sangelo
  • If you steal from tax players, you will be castrated.Eccles17
  • The directors were accused of bribe, tax fraud and forgery.CM
  • In general, there is a six-year statute of limitations on federal tax crimes.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tax

as a noun

plural
taxes

as a verb

past tense
taxed
present participle
taxing
third-person singular
taxes
past participle
taxed