Synonyms of tax

tax 1 of 2

noun

ˈtaks 

as in levy

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use

the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• levy
• tariff
• imposition
• duty
• excise
• impost
• assessment
• income tax
• surtax
• personal tax
• direct tax
• property tax
• poll tax
• sales tax
• supertax
• single tax
• capitation
• estate tax
• withholding tax
• value-added tax
• hidden tax
• tribute
• toll
• inheritance tax
• surcharge
• death tax
• sin tax
• flat tax
• proportional tax
• custom(s)

tax

2 of 2

verb

as in to stretch

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress

your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stretch
• strain
• try
• test
• get (to)
• push
• bother
• annoy
• pressure
• demand
• pain
• exact
• irritate
• harass
• spite
• press
• pester
• hassle
• aggravate
• gnaw (at)
• exasperate
• importune
• rile
• vex
• harry
• irk
• grate
• gall
• agitate
• nettle
• peeve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tax

Noun

Miami has become one of the country’s hottest destinations for Americans looking to lower their tax bills and upgrade their lifestyles. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2026

The city does not track foreclosures, so officials project a wide range of potential yearly revenues that would represent a fraction of overall transfer-tax dollars, which this past year totaled more than $68 million. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Verb

The city also is constrained in taxing because about 1,500 properties — including state offices, hospitals and religious institutions — are exempt from paying local property taxes. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Long-term capital gains are taxed at either 0%, 15% or 20%, while short-term gains are taxed as ordinary income, which can have a rate as high as 37%. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 18 July 2026