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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"Pensioners certainly shouldn't get taxed, they've worked all their lives and they get taxed on their pension," she said, adding: "I work hard, my partner works hard, and then they tax you on child benefit."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A small group of men hoards wealth and resources, while the peasant class is heavily taxed, laws brutally enforced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The $340,000 of appreciation isn’t taxed at all yet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Poverty, unemployment and bureaucratic red tape force tens of millions of Africans into work that is not regulated, taxed or protected by the government.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
If your brain is taxed, you may not even be able to make a clearheaded decision about what is the right thing to do.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
