overtaxation

o·ver·tax

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-taks]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈtæks/
- /ˌəʊvətækˈseɪʃən /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-taks]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈtæks/

Definitions of overtaxation word

verb with object overtaxation to tax too heavily. 1
verb with object overtaxation to make too great demands on. 1
noun overtaxation the act or instance of being overtaxed 0

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Origin of overtaxation

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50; over- + tax

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Parts of speech for Overtaxation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overtaxation

overtaxation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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