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noun

ˈtaks How to pronounce tax (audio)
Definition of taxnext
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

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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

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Recent Examples of tax
Noun
Between 2023 and 2024, the property’s tax bill jumped from around $75,000 to more than $100,000, following the county’s triennial reassessment. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Wright, a tax accountant from Seattle, has been looking to take a trip with friends to Europe in November, possibly to Malta or Madeira. — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
Some stances, including ending economic aid to Israel and taxing billionaires, have high levels of support within the Democratic voter base. — Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The Indiana General Assembly gave taxing powers this year to the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, or IPEC, a new school oversight body. — Aleksandra Appleton, IndyStar, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tax
  1. levy
  2. stretch
  3. tariff
  4. strain
  5. imposition
  6. try
  7. test
  8. push
Noun
  • The crown’s answer was a series of poll taxes, imposed on a population already strained by loss, labor restrictions, and military levies.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Consultant Eric Cender said the tax levy budget includes general and cumulative building funds.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of levy
Verb
  • At Gatwick Airport, about 30 miles south of central London, passengers stretched out on the bare floor beside their suitcases.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The text is written on parchment made from sheep, fleeced, their hides soaked in lime, stretched and dried.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of stretch
Noun
  • Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on Canadian goods and plans to ban the country's dairy, alcohol and auto imports later this month, drawing retaliation from Ottawa.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The president has been publicly furious with the Supreme Court over its decisions against restricting birthright citizenship and his ability to issue tariffs unilaterally.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of tariff
Verb
  • China’s growth target is already its lowest since 1991, and the economic picture is darkened further by a real estate downturn that is straining local government finances and undercutting spending capacity, Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In the years that followed, the family relationships viewers once watched on television became increasingly strained, with some of those disputes eventually playing out in public.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of strain
Noun
  • That tradition came to an end with the imposition of a series of new national security offenses in 2020, with civil groups disbanded, some independent media outlets forced to shut down, and most activists jailed or living in exile.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The imposition of the tariffs stemmed from a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries in August, with each claiming the other side had unreasonable requests that would be detrimental to their respective country’s workers.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of imposition
Verb
  • The fish folds its body, trying to turn or swim, the water nudging overtop.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Now, with the pursuit of AGI, frontier AI labs have been trying to collapse the distinction.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of try
Verb
  • Enter Colandrea, the UNLV transfer who was poised and took command of the offense in a 49-21 win against Ohio that tested his mettle.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The new study analyzed blood samples from the same group of patients to test longevity.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of test
Verb
  • There was skepticism about Vizzina, who threw only 105 passes in his first three years at Clemson and then was pushed by true freshman Tait Reynolds for the starting role in preseason camp.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The August rally pushed sugar futures ahead of the S&P 500 on a year-to-date basis.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of push

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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tax. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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