Synonyms of taxes

taxes 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taxes

Verb

Plenty of genuinely brilliant people are private by nature, and the new arrangement taxes them hardest, handing them a second, public-facing job none of them applied for. — Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Every state taxes alcoholic beverages, though the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages may appear arbitrary. — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

At the center of one of the competing measures is a proposal to change how Inglewood taxes stadium tickets. — Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Some of the wealthiest individuals in America get away with paying lower tax rates than a Boston public school teacher because our system taxes income but not wealth. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 27 May 2026

The findings raise fresh questions about affordability, migration and how California taxes workers. — Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026

Los Angelenos will decide whether the city taxes unlicensed cannabis businesses through Proposition CB. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 May 2026

In communities like District 4, where park access is already limited, this decision effectively taxes residents for something the city has failed to provide locally. — Martha Abraham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

Cleaning reduces visual clutter that taxes your brain, lowers stress by restoring a feeling of control and triggers reward responses that fuel motivation. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026