Taxpayer Meaning
/tˈæˌkspeɪər/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.
Sentence Examples
Each taxpayer has the right to know where his money goes.
That's just a waste of taxpayer money.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A responsible ____ always files their income tax return before the deadline.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As a responsible ____, she always makes sure that she submits her financial records to the government on time today.
Word Origin & History
From tax + payer.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The late Professor Pat White was an outspoken critic. In his 1986 book Forgotten Railways, he dismissed as smoke and mirrors the oft-used argument that 33% of rail routes carried only 1% of the traffic, as it ignores the fact that a third of the national road network also only carried 2% of cars and lorries. But unlike rail, road got away with it because no mention was made of how much it cost the taxpayer to keep them usable."
— 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53:
"The pixels’ use in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put taxpayers at risk, according to the report by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter."
— 2023 July 12, Brian Fung, “Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A responsible ____ always files their income tax return before the deadline.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As a responsible ____, she always makes sure that she submits her financial records to the government on time today.