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tax

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tax

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 of tax

assessment, duty, imposition, impost, levy

Words Related to tax

direct tax, personal tax

capitation, custom(s), excise, hidden tax, income tax, poll tax, property tax, sales tax, single tax, sin tax, tariff, toll, tribute, value-added tax, withholding tax

supertax, surcharge, surtax

death tax, estate tax, inheritance tax

flat tax, proportional tax

tax

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tax

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

your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience

Synonyms of tax

strain, stretch, test, try

Words Related to tax

demand, exact, importune, press, pressure, push

aggravate, agitate, annoy, bother, exasperate, gall, get (to), gnaw (at), grate, harass, harry, hassle, irk, irritate, nettle, pain, peeve, pester, rile, spite, vex

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