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- [taks]
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Definitions of taxed word
- noun taxed a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc. 1
- noun taxed a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand. 1
- verb with object taxed to demand a tax from (a person, business, etc.). to demand a tax in consideration of the possession or occurrence of (income, goods, sales, etc.), usually in proportion to the value of money involved. 1
- verb with object taxed to lay a burden on; make serious demands on: to tax one's resources. 1
- verb with object taxed to take to task; censure; reprove; accuse: to tax one with laziness. 1
- verb with object taxed Informal. to charge: What did he tax you for that? 1
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Origin of taxed
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English taxen < Medieval Latin taxāre to tax, appraise, Latin: to appraise, handle, frequentative of tangere to touch; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Taxed
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taxed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
taxed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for taxed
adj taxed
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- burdened — If you are burdened with something, it causes you a lot of worry or hard work.
- charged — If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
- dead tired — Very tired; completely exhausted.
adjective taxed
verb taxed
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- cumbered — Simple past tense and past participle of cumber.
- drowsed — Simple past tense and past participle of drowse.
- dunned — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.