tax hike
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3.3
- noun
- /tæks haɪk/
- Many residents are upset about the proposed tax hike that will increase their monthly bills.
Examples
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And the income tax hike gets phased out, so the take will plummet.
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Preliminary projections for next year's budget show a probable 16% tax hike for homeowners in Broward County.
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And Johnson just put through the biggest tax hike since World War II.
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Now we get the biggest capital gains tax hike ever next year.
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Would a gas tax hike be easier to swallow if it were temporary?
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Two weeks today, the Chancellor's latest tax hike will start hitting working people and their employers.
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Chester County Commissioners mull tax hike to pay for emergency radio system.
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The two biggest fears of the fiscal cliff are defense cuts and tax hikes.
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That's enough to cover the tax hike he's inflicting on working people.
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The government announced a new tax hike that will affect millions of citizens next year.
Synonyms
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3.0
A rise in the money people pay to the government as taxes
2
3.7
A rise in the money the government takes from people or businesses
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'an increase in taxes' is directly and compositionally derived from 'tax' (government charge) + 'hike' (a rise/increase). This noun-noun combination follows a transparent pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Tax hike combines tax and hike, where hike makes you imagine walking up a hill and things rising. That's why tax hike means 'an increase in taxes'.