taxed
adjective
uk/tækst/us/tækst/taxedadjective(MONEY)
If something is taxed, someone haspaid, or willpay,taxon it:
Tobacco isheavilytaxed, in thehopesthat it willdetersmokers.
Thecarinvolvedin theaccidentwas not taxed orinsured.
You can take up to aquarterofyourpensionas atax-freelumpsum. Therestmust be taken as taxedincome.
Compare
untaxed
- I didn'trealizepensionswere taxed.
- Black-marketdrugswouldundercutheavilytaxedlegalsupplies.
- Investorsrushedintotaxshelterstoconverthighlytaxedincomeintolightlytaxedcapitalgains.
Taxation
- amortizable
- anti-dumping
- anti-progressive
- anti-tax
- bedroom tax
- financial year
- fiscal year
- flat tax
- gas tax
- HMRC
- road tax
- sales tax
- self-assessment
- shelter
- sin tax
- taxpayer
- tithe
- top rate
- vat
- VATable
taxedadjective(EFFORT)
having to make a lot ofeffort, eitherphysicalormental, andfindingthisdifficult:
If theyspenda lot oftimeoutdoors,youngstersare less taxed by theemotionalstressesofchildhood.
Thestudyfoundthatworkerstakingcareofelderlyparentsfeelmore taxed than those withdependentchildren.
- What we have beenseeingrecentlyis thatpeoplefeeltaxedphysicallyandemotionally, and don't have muchenergyleftto give.
- One of thestaffersfelttaxed when she had toprocessnearly30peoplein aday.
- Thisprocedurehelpspeoplewho are ondialysis, and are taxed by thedialysisprocess.
Experiencing difficulties
- be
- be (caught) between a rock and a hard placeidiom
- be climbing the wallsidiom
- be for the high jumpidiom
- be/come up against a brick wallidiom
- doo-doo
- embattled
- fall intosomething
- flounder
- frying pan
- jungle
- leg
- meetyourWaterlooidiom
- multiproblem
- not have a leg to stand onidiom
- on a razor edgeidiom
- out of the frying pan into the fireidiom
- rocky
- sticky
- weed