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tax

Definition

noun: an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to their income, the value of their property, etc., and that is used to pay for the things done by the government
verb: to assess or determine judicially the amount of (costs in a court action)
verb: to require (someone) to pay a tax
often + 'on'
synonyms: exaction, rate, duty

Examples

You can have an enjoyable vacation without 'taxing' your budget. [=without having to spend a lot of money]
That job really 'taxed' our strength. [=required us to use a lot of physical effort]
All this waiting is 'taxing' my patience. [=is making me lose my patience]

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Movie quotes

(..) I will tell you for that... Sit down before you injure. A thing in which you should notice is always in what passed in those episodes of Rosswell. When they made the revision of taxes it was known that Chris' funds had donated them to the charity. My parents decided that it could not delay more. (..)
2007 Into the Wild