taxpaying

adjective

tax·​pay·​ing ˈtaks-ˌpā-iŋ How to pronounce taxpaying (audio)
: of, relating to, or subject to the paying of a tax

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From 2020 to 2022, its taxpaying population dropped by over 600,000 while the national economy was rebounding from COVID. Ben Proto, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025 Councilmembers talked about increasing commercial zoning to lure new taxpaying developments. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025 Before the pandemic, the non-taxpaying cohort had actually shrunk a little, to the low to mid-40s. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 May 2022 Bobby Marks has projected as a $13 million payout to each non-taxpaying team. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2021 Golden State could pay $30 million less in luxury taxes as non-taxpaying teams also see a decrease in revenue sharing. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2020 By comparison, the U.S. is giving most taxpaying Americans $1,200. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2020 Harvard’s Jason Furman, who was a chair of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama Administration, has proposed making a one-time payment of a thousand dollars to every taxpaying U.S. resident and five hundred dollars to each child. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2020 California famously adopts tax increases that affect 49% or less of the taxpaying population while benefiting the remaining 51%. WSJ, 9 Feb. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of taxpaying was in 1832

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“Taxpaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxpaying. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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