tax

tax is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

tape - tax - tea

Pronunciation

• enPR: tăks, IPA ^(key): /tæks/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophone: tacks

Noun

Singular tax

Plural taxes

1. Money taken by a government.

   The city is raising taxes again.

Verb

Plain form tax

Third-person singular taxes

Past tense taxed

Past participle taxed

Present participle taxing

1. (transitive) If you tax someone, you make them pay a tax.

   Some people say governments tax poor people too much.

2. (transitive) If an activity is taxing, it causes difficulty or makes you tired.

Related words

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