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taxeating

taxeating adjective: paid directly or indirectly out of the public treasury.

Adjective

taxeating (not comparable)

  1. (US, derogatory) Paid directly or indirectly out of the public treasury.
    • In connection with other testimony, you mentioned a taxeating monster that is going to devour our revenue for years to come. Admittedly, the Coast Guard Reserve's budget is not of the same proportion as the figures that you were speaking of.1971, United States. Congress. House Appropriations, Department of Transportation and Related Agencies... (page 1103)

Origin of taxeating

From tax + eating.

Questions about taxeating

What does taxeating mean?
Taxeating means paid directly or indirectly out of the public treasury.
What part of speech is taxeating?
Taxeating is an adjective.

Words near taxeating in the dictionary

  1. taxbites
  2. Taxcala
  3. Taxco
  4. taxeater
  5. taxeaters
  6. taxeating
  7. taxed
  8. taxee
  9. taxees
  10. taxel
  11. taxels

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