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tax bill

tax bill

42 2.3
A paper that tells a person or business how much tax they have to pay
  • noun
  • /tæks bɪl/
translation icon : factura de impuestos
  • I received my tax bill yesterday, detailing how much I owe this year.

Just pay for my tax bill because Uncle Sam's going to take my thumbs.

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Examples

  • Do you think the House is going to pass a tax bill before Jan 1?

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  • She was shocked when the tax bill arrived, as it was much larger than last year's.

  • So we will have some kind of a tax bill this year.

  • And we got the tax bill notice today.

  • I have a tax bill.

  • All too often, the changes result in higher tax bills for individuals and businesses.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So, they would pay a higher portion of the tax bill than those lower on the scale.

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  • Paul: Americans could see their federal tax bills increase, in some cases dramatically.

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  • Corporations have to pay quarterly based on last year's tax bill, then pay the rest on April 15th.

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  • Do you want to minimize your tax bill, or maximize the amount of earnings you keep?

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Synonyms

bill
vstax bill
1.0

A paper telling you how much you must pay

is the same idea but limited to money owed to the government

Antonyms

42 3.5

A part of money returned to someone who paid too much

How Serious

foreclosure
  • Specialized
209 7.2
tax lien
  • Specialized
3 7.6
levy
  • Formal
13 5.3
tax assessment
  • Formal
1 3.7
tax bill
42 2.3

Surface Forms

tax bill singular
tax bills plural

Morphology

tax + bill

The meaning is directly compositional: 'tax' (a government charge) + 'bill' (a document listing money owed) yields a document showing taxes owed, so the overall meaning follows straightforwardly from the parts. This noun–noun combination and its logic are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Tax bill comes from the simple idea of a written bill, a paper that lists how much tax money you must pay. So a tax bill is the statement that shows the 'amount owed' in taxes.