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.
has taxed
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present perfectof tax (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The effort has taxed the company’s supply chain, which covers a network of capacity-constrained subcontractors that are hard-pressed to surge their own output on short notice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
That has taxed and stretched city services, which are already caring for more than 100,000 of the city’s own homeless residents.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
A surge of nearly 40,000 migrants in recent months has taxed Canadian provincial governments that have housed and supported the newcomers and educated their children while they awaited decisions on their immigration claims.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
That text message warning proved critical in helping avoid rolling blackouts during the grueling heat wave that has taxed the state’s power grid for more than a week, according to California officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
Though the subject is apparently a simple one, it has presented a multitude of questions for the consideration of the courts, many of which it has taxed their highest wisdom to rightly solve.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 by Various
