taxing

[ tak-sing ]

/ ˈtæk sɪŋ /

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adjective

wearingly burdensome: the day-to-day, taxing duties of a supervisor.

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Origin of taxing

First recorded in 1790–1800; tax + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM taxing

tax·ing·ly, adverbun·tax·ing, adjective

Words nearby taxing

taxidermy, taxila, taximan, taximeter, taximetrics, taxing, taxiplane, taxis, taxiway, taxman, taxo-

Definition for taxing (2 of 2)

tax

[ taks ]

/ tæks /

noun

a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.

a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand.

verb (used with object)

(of a government)

to demand a tax from (a person, business, etc.).
to demand a tax in consideration of the possession or occurrence of (income, goods, sales, etc.), usually in proportion to the value of money involved.

to lay a burden on; make serious demands on: to tax one's resources.

to take to task; censure; reprove; accuse: to tax one with laziness.

Informal. to charge: What did he tax you for that?

Archaic. to estimate or determine the amount or value of.

verb (used without object)

to levy taxes.

Origin of tax

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English taxen < Medieval Latin taxāre to tax, appraise, Latin: to appraise, handle, frequentative of tangere to touch; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR tax

1 duty, impost, levy.

4 strain, tire, stretch.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tax

tax·er, nountax·ing·ly, adverbtax·less, adjectivetax·less·ly, adverb

tax·less·ness, nounan·ti·tax, adjectivenon·tax, noun, adjectivenon·tax·er, nounpro·tax, adjectivere·tax, verb (used with object)self-taxed, adjectivesub·tax·er, nounun·der·taxed, adjectiveun·tax, verb (used with object)well-taxed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tax

tacks tax

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Example sentences from the Web for taxing

Calibrating every facial expression, that's the hardest and most taxing part.
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At a fundraiser in Sun Valley, Clint had gone way off message, talking about taxing Olympic medals and rambling on.
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Or they could go the route of taxing people based on usage—effectively, a toll for the number of miles you drive.
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Yet a few years later, they're all sunshine and smiles when it comes to taxing the internet.
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But the solution imposed on Cyprus–taxing big deposits–may pave the way for the next European financial crisis.
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Moreover the States have a job of work on hand which, as they themselves are well aware, is taxing all their energies.
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I cannot give a positive answer without reading about seven large volumes in quarto of taxing laws.
Cottage Economy|William Cobbett
What, said Mr. M., will be the effect of a proposition for taxing salt in the country?
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The bridge has carried an enormous traffic, taxing its capacity to the utmost, and its passengers average over a million a week.
America, Volume III (of 6)|Joel Cook
They have taken all power from the Lords; they are taxing us out of our lands; they are saving the monarchy for destruction last.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick

British Dictionary definitions for taxing (1 of 2)

taxing

/ (ˈtæksɪŋ) /

adjective

demanding, onerous, and wearing

Derived forms of taxing

taxingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for taxing (2 of 2)

tax

/ (tæks) /

noun

a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue, levied on the income or property of persons or organizations, on the production costs or sales prices of goods and services, etc

a heavy demand on something; straina tax on our resources

verb (tr)

to levy a tax on (persons, companies, etc, or their incomes, etc)

to make heavy demands on; strainto tax one's intellect

to accuse, charge, or blamehe was taxed with the crime

to determine (the amount legally chargeable or allowable to a party to a legal action), as by examining the solicitor's bill of coststo tax costs

slang to steal

Derived forms of tax

taxer, nountaxless, adjective

Word Origin for tax

C13: from Old French taxer, from Latin taxāre to appraise, from tangere to touch

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tax

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tax with

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death and taxes

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