# taxes

Pronunciation: say "TAK-siz" /ˈtæksɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of tax. — plural of tax
   - Simple: Plural of tax. Use this when you mean more than one tax.
   - _The new budget raised taxes on fuel and tobacco._
   - _Local governments rely on property taxes to fund schools._
3. Plural of taxis. — plural of taxis (pronounced: say "TAK-seez" US /ˈtæksiz/, UK /ˈtæksiːz/)
   - Simple: Plural of taxis. Use this for more than one such movement by a living thing toward or away from something.
   - _Researchers compared the taxes displayed by several single-celled species._
   - _Light and chemical gradients triggered distinct taxes in the bacteria._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of tax. — third-person singular simple present indicative of tax
   - Simple: The form of tax used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The city taxes property based on its assessed value._
   - _Constant travel taxes her patience and her health._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/taxes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).