taxes

NOUN

charge levied by government on property, income

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contribution cost duty expense fine levy price rate tariff

STRONG

assessment bite brokerage capitation custom dues excise giveaway imposition impost obligation salvage tithe toll towage tribute

WEAK

pork barrel

NOUN

burden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charge duty

STRONG

albatross demand difficulty drain imposition load millstone onus pressure strain task weight

WEAK

deadweight

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage aid benefit blessing ease help peace pleasure

VERB

levy charge on property, income

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assess enact impose

STRONG

charge demand exact extract rate tithe

WEAK

charge duty demand toll exact tribute lay an impost require contribution

Antonyms

STRONG

give

WEAK

exonerate release unburden

VERB

burden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exhaust overtax weaken

STRONG

charge cumber drain encumber enervate lade load oppress overburden overuse overwork pressure push saddle sap strain stress stretch task tire try weary weigh weight

WEAK

make demands on press hard on prey on put pressure on wear out weigh down weigh heavily on

Antonyms

STRONG

activate aid assist compress concentrate delight energize help invigorate strengthen unburden

WEAK

exonerate release

VERB

accuse

Synonyms

STRONG

arraign blame censure charge criminate impeach impugn impute incriminate inculpate indict reproach reprove

Antonyms

STRONG

approve exculpate exonerate free praise

WEAK

release unburden

Example Sentences

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Yet second-hand clothing imports across the world could soon face even higher taxes.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

That would come against a backdrop in which corporate taxes remain low by historical standards, reducing the risk of major policy shocks, Hatfield said.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Instead, shipping taxes show up as increased insurance costs and longer routes, which compound costs across globalized supply chains.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

These days it’s the younger worker who moves to Dubai for lower taxes and then delays returning to Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The kings and priests of ancient Sumer wanted writing to be used by professional scribes to record numbers of sheep owed in taxes, not by the masses to write poetry and hatch plots.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond