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taxpayer

[taks-pay-er] / ˈtæksˌpeɪ ər /


NOUN
voter
Synonyms


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The tax rules for interest income on bonds vary, depending on the type of bond and where the taxpayer lives.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

As potentially the territory’s largest employer and taxpayer, the refinery could serve as the economic engine of the territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

A lanky 44-year-old who painted himself as an earnest advocate for taxpayer efficiency, Sand has tried to conjure up a public perception as half Atticus Finch, half youth pastor.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Bass collected $827,000 in contributions and taxpayer matching funds during the one-month reporting period that ended Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Girl, I’m the biggest taxpayer in Sycamore Township and maybe Parke County, and I get the least for my money. Who are you supposed to be?”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

It said every additional year of delay cost taxpayers £420m, while its chairman warned the Palace could be left vulnerable to a devastating fire like that which engulfed the Notre Dame.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

But in 2020, a bankruptcy court ruled that the company could abandon its shuttered Vernon plant, leaving the cleanup to California taxpayers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Between the years 2026 and 2029, taxpayers claiming this deduction will be able to write off even more.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

"The goal is to keep the ghost student in school as long as possible. Semester after semester after semester stealing money from the taxpayers," McDonald said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The data on the four hundred highest-income taxpayers come from an Internal Revenue Service report, with 2004 tax rules applied to 2000 data.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times


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