Synonyms of taxes

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noun

plural of tax

as in levies

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

• levies
• tariffs
• duties
• impositions
• imposts
• excises
• assessments
• income taxes
• surtaxes
• personal taxes
• direct taxes
• property taxes
• customs
• tolls
• poll taxes
• sales taxes
• withholding taxes
• tributes
• estate taxes
• surcharges
• inheritance taxes
• death taxes
• capitations
• sin taxes
• hidden taxes
• single taxes
• value-added taxes
• supertaxes
• flat taxes
• proportional taxes

taxes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tax

as in stretches

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

your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stretches
• tests
• tries
• strains
• pushes
• gets (to)
• pressures
• demands
• annoys
• bothers
• pains
• irritates
• exacts
• importunes
• nettles
• riles
• aggravates
• hassles
• harasses
• irks
• presses
• exasperates
• vexes
• grates
• gnaws (at)
• pesters
• galls
• spites
• peeves
• agitates
• harries