n. 1 levy, impost, duty, tariff, assessment, tribute, toll, excise, customs, charge, contribution, Archaic scot, tithe, Brit octroi, cess, rate(s), dues Most people try to pay the lowest taxes they can get away with 2 onus, burden, weight, load, encumbrance, strain, pressure The admission of fifty new children put a heavy tax on the school's resources
v. 3 assess, exact, demand, charge, impose or levy a tax (on), Archaic tithe If the government doesn't tax citizens, where will the money come from? 4 burden, strain, put a strain on, try; load, overload, stretch, exhaust; encumber, weigh down, saddle, Brit pressurize, US pressure This misbehaviour is really taxing my patience Our meagre resources were taxed to the limit. Mother was taxed with the responsibility of caring for us.