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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
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verbSynonyms of tax (Entry 2 of 2)
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
- your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience
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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tax. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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