taxing

Collocations

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, prove | become

ADV

very | fairly

intellectually, physically

Caring for young children all day can be physically taxing for parents.

Definitions

adj

1

With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.

2

Burdensome, difficult, exacting.

a taxing problem

noun

1

The act of imposing a tax.

January 1834, Horace Binney, Speech on the Question of the Removal of the Deposites Subscriptions, borrowings of money, taxings of the citizens and their property, may all be valid, as operations by virtue of laws for the government of the City […]

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Synonyms

adjective — not easily borne

burdensome
onerous

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

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a taxing problem

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January 1834, Horace Binney, Speech on the Question of the Removal of the Deposites Subscriptions, borrowings of money, taxings of the citizens and their property, may all be valid, as operations by v

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Training for a marathon is taxing.

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Some claim that taxing the rich inhibits job creation.

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Some countries legally require tithes, taxing church members on behalf of the church.

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