Taxpayer

Quick meaning: Taxpayer is a noun meaning A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.

Meaning

A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.

Example Sentences

The bank was bailed out by the taxpayer.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• taxpayers
• tax-payer

Synonyms for taxpayer

Depending on context, synonyms include ratepayer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ratepayer, tax, taxation, taxpaying, income, payer.

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