anti-tax

adjective

an·​ti-tax ˌan-tē-ˈtaks How to pronounce anti-tax (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or antitax
: opposing taxes : favoring the reduction or elimination of taxes
a vocal anti-tax activist
the antitax coalition

Examples of anti-tax in a Sentence

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The protests were timed to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-tax demonstrations in which 60 people were killed and 20 others remain missing. Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025 That additional debt is accumulating because many Republicans have adopted his anti-tax position while simultaneously increasing defense budgets, maintaining or expanding entitlement spending and lowering taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 25 June 2025 Anadolu/Getty The unrest comes a year after anti-tax protests shook the country and left over 60 dead. Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 12 June 2025 The anti-tax group Club for Growth is pressing Reps. Scott Perry (R-PA) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) to back the extension of President Donald Trump‘s tax cuts in Congress. Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-tax

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-tax was in 1816

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“Anti-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tax. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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