tax base

noun

: the wealth (such as real estate or income) within a jurisdiction that is liable to taxation

Examples of tax base in a Sentence

an area with a large tax base

Recent Examples on the Web

Disabled people actually exist and do contribute to the tax base. —U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025

Fort Worth city council member Alan Blaylock said that one of the biggest challenges in the city of Fort Worth is that the tax base heavily relies on homes. —Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025

Policymakers should consider those steps such as increasing immigration, ensuring higher wage growth and broadening the tax base, before cutting vital benefits for American families. —Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

These spaces could be the home of startups and scale-ups that create good-paying jobs and strengthen the city’s tax base. —Adolfo Carrión Jr, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tax base

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase

Legal Definition

tax base

noun

1

: a sum (as the total assessed valuation of property in a county) used as the basis of taxation

2

: the source of tax revenue for a governmental body

change the tax base of a school district to reduce the property tax burden