Plural of tax
regular plural
The plural of tax is taxes.
Forms of tax
| Singular | tax /tæks/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | taxes /ˈtæksɪz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Taxes in a sentence
- But patent applications are increasingly accompanied by volumes and volumes of data on DVD, which taxes the resources of the patent office.2007 January 16, “IBM - Reinventing the invention system - United States”, in IDEAS from IBM
- The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.From the entry loss
- Starting in January we will raise (introduce) taxes on all tobacco substitutes and vaping accessories.From the entry raise
- It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.From the entry contention
- When a politician claims he can lower taxes without cutting spending, he's lying through his teeth.From the entry lie through one's teeth
Meaning of tax
- noun Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).
- noun A charge (of money, food, labor, etc) collected by a person, organization, etc; something required (exacted) from someone who is (really or notionally) under the control of the taxer, such as a contribution or service.
- noun A burdensome demand.
Questions about the plural of tax
- What is the plural of tax?
- The plural of tax is taxes.
- Is tax countable?
- Tax is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tax (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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