tax burden
noun
the amount of tax paid by a person, group, or population.
tax burdens
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pluralof tax burden.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They are touting the way data centers are shifting tax burdens off nearby households in some cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Another is that taxpayers can reduce their tax burdens by investing in an IRA before April 15.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
But groups representing landlords say that further tax burdens will restrict the number of homes they can offer which risks pushing rents up.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
There was no increase in migration out of the states where tax burdens rose.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
It is a practical, but rather illogical, device to prevent duplication of tax burdens on vehicles in transit.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
