taxable

[ tak-suh-buh l ]

/ ˈtæk sə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being taxed; subject to tax: a taxable gain.

noun

Usually taxables. persons, items of property, etc., that are subject to tax.

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Origin of taxable

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at tax, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM taxable

tax·a·bil·i·ty, tax·a·ble·ness, nountax·a·bly, adverbnon·tax·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·tax·a·ble, adjective, noun

non·tax·a·ble·ness, nounnon·tax·a·bly, adverbun·tax·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby taxable

tax-deferred, tax-deferred annuity, tax-exempt, tax-free, taxa, taxable, taxaceous, taxation, taxation without representation, taxation without representation is tyranny, taxco

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Example sentences from the Web for taxable

Item 10 “Taxable refunds”… $1.98 at Safeway for a half gallon of milk that was past its sell-by date.
Up to a Point: I Do My Own Taxes With No Help, Except From a Couple of Bloody Marys|P. J. O’Rourke|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Item 8a “Taxable interest”… I find my interest in many things waning these days.
Up to a Point: I Do My Own Taxes With No Help, Except From a Couple of Bloody Marys|P. J. O’Rourke|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To simplify things a bit, the government today doesn't treat employer health insurance as taxable income.
Learn to Love the Cadillac Tax|Justin Green|May 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The United States collects corporate income tax on all the taxable income of companies headquartered in the United States.
Congress to Grill Apple CEO About Taxes|Megan McArdle|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The overwhelming majority of taxable sales are local, however, and will be for the foreseeable future.
Why is Amazon Supporting an Internet Sales Tax?|Megan McArdle|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In 1198 there was taken a new survey of England for taxable purposes, and again elected juries were employed to make the returns.
A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3)|Samuel R. Gardiner.
The English revenue law at that time permitted the owner of imported goods to fix their taxable value.
Time Telling through the Ages|Harry Chase Brearley
The villages all lie on the foot-hills; some pay taxes but not all are taxable because they lie so far back in the mountains.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
His own favorite governor was of opinion that the Americans were not then taxable objects.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. II. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
At last it was discovered that the reported list of taxable lands did not embrace half the lands on which taxes were paid.
Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French|Samuel Gibbs French

British Dictionary definitions for taxable

taxable

/ (ˈtæksəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being taxed; able to bear tax

subject to tax

noun

(often plural) US a person, income, property, etc, that is subject to tax

Derived forms of taxable

taxability or taxableness, nountaxably, adverb

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taxable

adjective

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for taxable

adjective

noun

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