Synonyms for taxing
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : tak-sing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæk sɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for taxing Other synonyms for the word taxing
Définition of taxing
Origin :- early 14c., "obligatory contribution levied by a sovereign or government," from Anglo-French tax, Old French taxe, and directly from Medieval Latin taxa, from Latin taxare (see tax (v.)). Related: taxes. Tax shelter is attested from 1961.
- adj burdensome
- Lived during the reign of William Pitt, and believed in taxing tea.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
- Prosper looked about him, taxing his recollection fruitlessly.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- But he shook off his fear, taxing himself with being childish, when he wished to be strong.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- He told her what had been so suddenly revealed to him, taxing her with it.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- It was this problem that was taxing all my ingenuity, and which, as yet, I had not quite solved.
- Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
- She commenced by taxing him with his book against her 'regimen.'
- Extract from : « John Knox » by A. Taylor Innes
- Many other such payments of self to self, passed the taxing of the master.
- Extract from : « The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) » by John West
- "Well, there is no use of taxing Nat with it," declared Dave.
- Extract from : « Dave Porter and His Rivals » by Edward Stratemeyer
- If you are, should I be taxing your kindness too much if I asked you to leave a message there for me?
- Extract from : « A Bid for Fortune » by Guy Boothby
- He had the power of raising armies, and of raising revenue by taxing the people.
- Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
Antonyms for taxing
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