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taxpaying

taxpaying

5 3.8
A person or business that must pay taxes
  • adjective
  • /ˈtæksˌpeɪɪŋ/
: contribuyente
  • As a taxpaying citizen, you are expected to contribute to the country's revenue.

And not just them, every taxpaying American, you're funding them, I'm funding them.

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Examples

  • And not just them, every taxpaying American, you're funding them, I'm funding them.

  • The caliphate was a taxpaying state with a central army.

  • It's about time we, the taxpaying public, had control of that industry so that we can benefit from the revenue.

  • It's about time we, the taxpaying public, had control of that industry so that we can benefit from the revenue.

  • They are otherwise known as middle class taxpaying families.

  • That's what normal, taxpaying people do!

  • But it fixed me and allowed me to remain a productive, taxpaying young person who is now in my 50s.

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  • But while you're at it, also calculate the value of all of the above that taxpaying, non-religious organizations run.

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  • Or maybe they go to some, you know, storefront taxpaying service, but that that's, that's as far as they go.

  • Taxpaying individuals have a responsibility to ensure they file their returns on time.

Synonyms

taxable
vstaxpaying
29 3.7

That you must pay tax on

refers to a person who must pay taxes, not an item law can tax

Surface Forms

taxpaying positive

Morphology

taxpaying = tax + paying (transparent) = tax + pay + ing

The word is a straightforward compound 'tax' + 'paying' meaning 'making payment of taxes', which an average learner can derive from the components.

Etymology

Taxpaying is made of tax and pay. tax comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to set a charge' and pay means 'to give money', so a taxpaying person must 'give money' to the government rather than being exempt.