English Dictionary
Definition of “taxing”
taxing (ˈtæksɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
- demanding, onerous, and wearing
Alternative Forms
ˈtaxingly adverb
Synonyms
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demanding,
trying,
wearing,
heavy,
tough,
tiring,
punishing,
exacting,
stressful,
sapping,
onerous,
burdensome,
wearisome,
enervating,
tax (tæks)
Definitions
noun
- a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue, levied on the income or property of persons or organizations, on the production costs or sales prices of goods and services, etc
- a heavy demand on something; strain ⇒
a tax on our resources
verb (tr)
- to levy a tax on (persons, companies, etc, or their incomes, etc)
- to make heavy demands on; strain ⇒
to tax one's intellect
- to accuse, charge, or blame ⇒
he was taxed with the crime
- to determine (the amount legally chargeable or allowable to a party to a legal action), as by examining the solicitor's bill of costs ⇒
to tax costs
- slang to steal
Alternative Forms
ˈtaxer noun ˈtaxless adjective Word Origin
C13: from Old French taxer, from Latin taxāre to appraise, from tangere to touch
Synonyms
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charge,
rate,
duty,
toll,
levy,
tariff,
excise,
contribution,
assessment,
customs,
tribute,
imposition,
tithe,
impost,
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strain,
push,
stretch,
try,
test,
task,
load,
burden,
drain,
exhaust,
weaken,
weary,
put pressure on
sap,
wear out,
weigh heavily on
overburden,
make heavy demands on
enervate,
Quotations
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes"
Benjamin Franklin"The Chancellor of the Exchequer is a man whose duties make him more or less of a taxing machine. He is entrusted with a certain amount of misery which it is his duty to distribute as fairly as he can"
Robert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrooke"To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men"
Edmund Burke"If you tax too high, the revenue will yield nothing"
Ralph Waldo Emerson"Only the little people pay taxes"
Leona Helmsley"Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them"
Margaret Mitchell"Read my lips: no new taxes"
George Bush"Taxation without representation is tyranny"
James Otis"What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin"
Mark Twain"Income Tax has made more Liars out of the American people than Golf"
Will Rogers
Usage examples
The smell of hot painted metal was taxing my nose's interest in life.
Robert Wilson, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)However, it is not especially taxing : a 10 year old child in Australia is currently the youngest license holder.
British Medical Journal (2002)Manley will argue that government should be encouraging capital growth, not taxing it.
Edmonton Sun (2003)PERRY took on the Ministry of Defence because they were wrongly taxing his Army pension.
Sun, News of the World (2002)The Crown Prince was chosen as the conduit because he had always been close to the military, but the role was taxing.
Jonathan Gregson, BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty (2002)
