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taxes

  • plural
    of tax.
    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.
  • plural
    of taxis.
    taxis
    noun
    arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
  • present tense form
    of tax (3rd person singular).
    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.

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"I don't mind paying taxes. The more you make, the more taxes you pay. I'm okay with that," the Nvidia chief executive said in an interview with the BBC's news partner in the US, CBS.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Instead they are logged at the relevant government ministries as employer contributions on payroll taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Areas that people often overlook include inflation, healthcare expenses, taxes and market downturns, said Aaron Gaines, founder and president of Gaines Capital Management in Smyrna, Ga.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

He sticks to questions of affordability, taxes, crime and education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

According to his own rough calculations, Virginia would transfer about $3 million of debt to the federal government, then be charged about $5 million in new taxes.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis