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One-time distribution opportunity of $53,000: New for 2024, eligible taxpayers can distribute up to $53,000 from their IRA to fund a charitable gift annuity.
—Marion Hart, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Parents, taxpayers, and students fork over huge sums of money to colleges to prepare young adults for the real world.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
That does not mean U.S. taxpayers would foot the bill for Musk’s dream of interplanetary travel.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
In June, a spill at a mine owned by the Canadian company Victoria Gold contaminated a Yukon watershed with 2 million tonnes of material contaminated with cyanide, forcing the closure of the mine and leaving taxpayers with $111 million in restoration costs.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Taxpayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxpayer. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
taxpayer
noun
tax·pay·er
ˈtak-ˌspā-ər
: one that pays or is responsible for paying a tax
Legal Definition
taxpayer
noun
tax·pay·er
: a person (as an individual or corporation) that pays or is liable for a tax
taxpaying
adjective
More from Merriam-Webster on taxpayer
Nglish: Translation of taxpayer for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of taxpayer for Arabic Speakers
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