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Definitions

tax

[taks] / tæks /
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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Property values along Baxter Road are already falling, and oceanfront homes account for a hefty portion of the island’s tax base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Opponents argued the city’s 2022 empty home tax amounted to unconstitutional taking, and it remains in legal limbo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

American car shoppers had cooled on electric vehicles last year after tax credits encouraging their ownership expired in September, and EV sales by big auto makers like Ford Motor and GM fell.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Whether that ecosystem—and its associated jobs and tax revenue—will develop domestically or abroad depends on the durability of U.S. rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

I give her my address and then wait, shifting between my feet as I stare at a poster offering free tax help to qualifying families.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden