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

That’s where the state taxes something like a utility but then allows the county and city to add taxes on top of the taxes. — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

The current system — in which the federal government taxes a state’s residents and then gives some of that money back to fund programs that the states already administer — is convoluted and wasteful. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

Maryland is the only state that taxes both sides, with an estate and inheritance tax. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Hemp beverages reached national scale by selling outside the licensed marijuana system, the same system that taxes and constrains the legacy and social equity operators Dawson has spent years amplifying. — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

However, experts say any influx taxes the underfunded system. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 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