taxman
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- noun
- /ˈtæksˌmæn/
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recaudador de impuestos
- Nobody likes having to pay a large sum to the taxman each year.
- tell the taxman
Spent the money, bought bags, made extra money on the side, spent it all, owe the taxman and I wasn't prepared.
- Spent the money, bought bags, made extra money on the side, spent it all, owe the taxman and I wasn't prepared.
Examples
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Many workers within the UK are required to wear a uniform for work, but very few are aware they could really claim back some money from the taxman to help with the price of washing or repairing the uniform.
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Now the risk of reinvesting those profits in additional labor, materials, and production is far less than the guaranteed loss to the taxman before banking it.
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We have to make the taxman happy.
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The taxman was very fair.
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For the US taxman, you have to file proof that you are outside the US.
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12 months pass, draw a line, cast up your accounts, and pay the taxman.
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It's the end of the year and the taxman waits for no one.
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The taxman waits for no one.
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The IAEA is a bit like the taxman, investigating annual tax returns.
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German tax authorities are now investigating almost 40 companies that traded certificates for allegedly taking advantage of loopholes in sales tax laws to bilk the taxman out of hundreds of millions of euros.
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Synonyms
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A person whose job is to get money that others owe
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A person who takes money from people to pay taxes to the government
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A person who collects money people owe, like rent or taxes
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A government official who collects taxes and stops people making illegal alcohol
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A person who counts and records items like votes or goods
A woman who works for the government and collects money people have to pay
A government official who gathers national taxes on income from people and businesses
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
A government worker who collects taxes on goods like alcohol
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word taxman comes from tax ('to charge money') and man ('person'). So a taxman is literally the 'person who collects taxes', which is why it means a government official whose job is to collect money for the government.