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

The kiddie tax is an IRS rule that taxes a child's unearned income such as interest, dividends, and capital gains beyond a certain threshold at their parents' marginal tax rate rather than the child's lower rate. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 July 2026

However, experts say any influx taxes the underfunded system. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 July 2026

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

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