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.
have taxed
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present perfectof tax.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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Last year France's parliament rejected the proposed 'Zucman tax,' a measure that would have taxed the ultra-wealthy at an annual rate of two percent.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
“Australia, in particular, has recently experienced numerous severe wildfires that have taxed their available firefighting resources.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
Across much of the “breadbasket” region including Kansas, Nebraska, and parts of Texas and Missouri, extended drought and heat waves have taxed withering water reserves while harming crop production.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023
Amazon and other businesses launched a successful campaign in 2018 to overturn a similar effort that would have taxed large corporations $275 per employee.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
And it may have taxed Abraham’s sagacity to find excuses for not forming an alliance which seemed so natural, and which would have secured to him and his heirs a settled place in the country.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Dods, Marcus
