taxpayer
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- noun
- /ˈtæksˌpeɪər/
- Between State Farm and the taxpayers, we're all taken care of.
- cost taxpayers
- taxpayer money
- subsidized by taxpayers
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Watch on YouTubeBut I think I would as a taxpayer, I would, I would pay.
- But I think I would as a taxpayer, I would, I would pay.
- Or is this a cost that taxpayer dollars will take care of?
- I'm here working for you using your taxpayer money in dubious ways.
- It's their casual disregard for the taxpayer, for government and for parliament.
- That means the taxpayers won't bear the cost of the bailout.
- law, no IRS employee has the right to browse through taxpayer records.
- Now we've crossed over to where it's taxpayer funded.
- Why should it be heads they win, tails taxpayers lose.
- In this way, the NHS is funded mainly by the taxpayer.
- I got curious about how much, how much it cost us as taxpayers.
- They receive a pension and a taxpayer salary simultaneously.
Examples
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So you can see where taxpayer dollars are going.
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The government says the changes will save taxpayers more than $90 million over three years.
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So why were you, the taxpayer, not told about this?
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Or is this a cost that taxpayer dollars will take care of?
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Like how much taxpayer cash did the government spend last year?
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I'm here today as a harmless but concerned taxpayer.
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The government needs to consider people not as taxpayers but as parents, potential parents, and surrogate parents.
Academic text (1992) -
The estimated cost to the federal taxpayers of this particular corporate subsidy was $3 billion.
Academic text (1990) -
In other words, they appear to be most beneficial to taxpayers who are engaged in cross-border activities.
Academic text (1999) -
Each year, Colorado spends millions in taxpayer dollars to investigate child abuse cases.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word taxpayer comes from the parts tax and payer, where tax once meant 'to set an amount' and pay means 'to give money'. So a taxpayer is a person or group who gives money to the government.