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.
taxes
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pluralof tax.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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pluralof taxis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
taxisnounarrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences. -
present tense formof tax (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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Perhaps the most fundamental authority of Congress is its “power of the purse”—the exclusive power conveyed by Article 1 of the Constitution to both impose taxes and control the expenditure of federal money.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Without a new 1031 exchange, your federal tax could easily be $60,000 to $90,000, in addition to state taxes and attorney fees.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The chief of JP Morgan Chase is warning Chancellor John Healey not to raise taxes on banks as it will risk driving jobs elsewhere, the Financial Times reports.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The occupancy and property taxes would double or triple the Maysville town budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
It’s rather interesting; I had based our estimated taxes on a historical rate of return of approximately 10% annual yield.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
