noun
- money that people and businesses must pay to the government
- a difficult or demanding burden
Usage: figurative
verb
- to require someone to pay money to the government
- to put a strain or heavy demand on something
Examples
- Income tax is deducted from my paycheck every month.
- The city raised property taxes to fund new schools.
- The long hike was a tax on our endurance.
- The government taxes cigarettes heavily to discourage smoking.
- Moving to a new country can tax your patience.
- Sales tax is added to most purchases at the store.
- The difficult exam really taxed the students’ knowledge.