as in levy
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer
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to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience
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Recent Examples of tax
Liza Esquibias, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
This was neither a wealth tax nor a tax on buyers from out of state, but the proposal overlapped with both ideas.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Rory O'Hara, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
All restaurant meals had been taxed at the state’s 6.35% rate up to that point, but that increased in 2019 to 7.35%.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
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Currently, their parents, Todd and Julie, are currently serving years-long sentences for bank fraud and tax evasion.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
This was neither a wealth tax nor a tax on buyers from out of state, but the proposal overlapped with both ideas.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
Traditional Versus Roth IRAs Most people appreciate that traditional and Roth IRAs are taxed differently.
—Rory O'Hara, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
All restaurant meals had been taxed at the state’s 6.35% rate up to that point, but that increased in 2019 to 7.35%.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
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The income thresholds upon which those levies are based are not adjusted annually for inflation.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Trudeau allegedly pleaded with the president-elect not to implement the new levy during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in November.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rising personnel costs, along with an endless array of peacetime missions, are stretching U.S. forces thin.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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But the president-elect's escalating rhetoric could signal a coming decline in U.S.-Canada relations, while his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on all foreign goods is likely to have a major effect on trade.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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More politics news → Do Americans support imposing tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada?Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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This pressure typically occurs from straining during bowel movements or chronic constipation.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some argue that increasing funding for affordable housing could strain the city budget and take resources away from other priorities like education and public safety.Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
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Many see its actions as neocolonial, including its imposition of draconian conditions on trade and investment deals and its heavy-handed diplomacy across Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The results have been predictable: An exodus from Cuba has surpassed all migration since the imposition of the embargo in 1962.Lissa Weinmann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Kids 7 years of age and older can try their hand at falconry without leaving the premises.Karla Pope, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025
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In bed, try to hear one sound in the distance, or note how the pillow feels on your head.Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 11 Jan. 2025
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One experiment, known as the Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS), will test a new method for repelling harmful lunar dust using an electrical charge.Brett Tingley, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Someone then thought to test 4- and 5-year-olds and found that 98% of them were creative geniuses.Sandy Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Senate Democrats have pushed for more information over Bondi's foreign lobbying work to determine any potential conflicts of interest that might surface should she be confirmed as attorney general.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The atmosphere and fan rowdiness gave them even more reason to push for their debuts.Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tax. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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