taxpayer
noun
a person who pays a tax or is subject to taxation.
taxpayers
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pluralof taxpayer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If any sufficiently senior official could sign away tax liability with a memo, the revenue laws would bind only taxpayers without friends in the government.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
In its June ruling, the Connecticut Supreme Court set a lower standard of evidence for taxpayers to prove they are not domiciled in the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
This risks costing taxpayers "billions of pounds a year in unpaid debt".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
That equates to an estimate of nearly $20 million of new expenses for county taxpayers annually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Previous systems had been—as they are today—a huge strain on taxpayers; from its beginning, Sing Sing had been conceived of as a moneymaking venture.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
