tax
noun
a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
taxed
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past participleof tax.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tax.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
taxnouna sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
Example Sentences
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However, because it was made after two years it was taxed at 45%, amounting to thousands of pounds.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
If you were already earning more than the threshold and you get a pay rise, a bigger proportion of your earnings will be taxed at the higher rate.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
California billionaire wealth grew nearly threefold from 2022 to 2026, according to Times analysis of Forbes data collected by Boll and his colleagues, and much of that growth was not taxed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
It could also increase the percentage of your Social Security that is taxed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Within a few weeks the deep-freeze facilities of the institute were taxed to capacity, so that other specimens had to be refused.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
