tax
/tæks/
noun
- Money that people or businesses must pay to the government to fund public services.
- Filing your tax return can be complicated if you have multiple sources of income.
- The government raised the sales tax to pay for new roads and schools.
- Everyone must pay income tax on the money they earn from their job.
- A heavy demand or strain on something.
- The constant noise from construction was a tax on the neighborhood's peace.
- The long hike was a real tax on my energy and patience.
- Caring for a sick relative can be a tax on your emotional resources.
verb
- To impose a tax on someone or something.
- Many countries tax imported goods to protect local industries.
- The government taxes cigarettes heavily to discourage smoking.
- The city council voted to tax large corporations to fund public transportation.
- To make heavy demands on; to strain or challenge.
- Running a marathon taxes your body to its limits.
- Her patience was taxed by the constant interruptions.
- The difficult puzzle taxed my brain for hours.