Synonyms of tax

tax 1 of 2

noun

ˈtaks 

as in levy

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

• levy
• tariff
• imposition
• duty
• excise
• impost
• assessment
• income tax
• surtax
• personal tax
• direct tax
• property tax
• poll tax
• sales tax
• supertax
• single tax
• capitation
• estate tax
• withholding tax
• value-added tax
• hidden tax
• tribute
• toll
• inheritance tax
• surcharge
• death tax
• sin tax
• flat tax
• proportional tax
• custom(s)

tax

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verb

as in to stretch

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress

your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stretch
• strain
• try
• test
• get (to)
• push
• bother
• annoy
• pressure
• demand
• pain
• exact
• irritate
• harass
• spite
• press
• pester
• hassle
• aggravate
• gnaw (at)
• exasperate
• importune
• rile
• vex
• harry
• irk
• grate
• gall
• agitate
• nettle
• peeve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tax

Noun

The Cubs wound up paying the luxury tax on a payroll of almost $240 million, according to The Associated Press, an investment that dwarfed the rest of the National League Central but fell far short of the sport’s biggest spenders. —Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025

Among the things that may be targeted, according to a fact sheet released by the White House, is the 3 percent tax Canada began applying last year to the Canadian revenues of large tech companies like Google, Amazon and Netflix. —Ian Austen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025

Verb

Provided by Rome with social and political stability but at enormous human cost, Jews were taxed into poverty with some only able survive as beggars or slaves. —Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Russia has stepped up missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, often sending dozens in one night, taxing Ukraine’s air defense batteries. —Brad Lendon, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025