Synonyms for tax
tækstax

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. taxnoun

   To make excessive demands on.

   Synonyms:
   contribution, assessment, custom, rate, tribute, toll, impost, duty, demand, levy, exaction

   Antonyms:
   subsidy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. tax

   Synonyms:
   duty, rate, impost, assessment, toll, tribute

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.9 / 9 votes

1. tax, taxation, revenue enhancementverb

   charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

   Synonyms:
   tax income, revenue, taxation, tax revenue, revenue enhancement

2. taxverb

   levy a tax on

   "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"

   Synonyms:
   assess, task

3. tax, assessverb

   set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

   Synonyms:
   measure, assess, value, task, appraise, evaluate, valuate

4. tax, taskverb

   use to the limit

   "you are taxing my patience"

   Synonyms:
   assess, task

5. taxverb

   make a charge against or accuse

   "They taxed him failure to appear in court"

   Synonyms:
   assess, task

Matched Categories

1. • Charge
   • Determine
   • Levy
   • Strain

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. taxnoun

   Synonyms:
   impost, duty, custom, toll, excise, tribute, assessment, rate, levy

2. taxnoun

   Synonyms:
   demand, burden, charge, requisition

3. taxverb

   Synonyms:
   put a tax upon, assess tribute upon

4. taxverb

   Synonyms:
   burden, load, task, make demands upon

5. taxverb

   Synonyms:
   accuse, charge, lay upon

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1. taxnoun

   Synonyms:
   assessment, toll, excise, levy, tribute, custom, duty, impost, capitation, poll-tax, charge, exaction

2. taxverb

   Synonyms:
   assess, exact, demand, task

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1. List of paraphrases for "tax":

   taxation, fiscal, taxes, prosecutor, fee, prosecutors, duty, imposed, levy, tributaria, revenue, impôt, procurator, fiscaux, attorney, dani, taxing, imposition, fees, income, dane, prosecutorial, taxable, davkov, impuesto

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How to use tax in a sentence?

1. Angus Taylor:

   A substantial tightening of the Safeguard Mechanism is a backdoor carbon tax consumers will ultimately have to pay for, and that's not acceptable.

2. Howard Gleckman:

   The basic income tax is simple too.

3. Stuart Adam:

   Just stimulating demand [ through tax cuts ] isn't a great tool for getting out of [ a recession ].

4. Barack Obama:

   I have no idea why states would tax these as luxury items. I suspect it's because men were making the laws when these were passed.

5. Lorri Winkcompleck:

   You should not let the tax tail wag the dog, but you should consider that capital losses can offset taxable capital gains from investments and reduce your tax bill.