Meaning & use
Taxing
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Physically or mentally demanding, requiring a great deal of effort.
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Caring for a newborn while working full-time proved incredibly taxing.
The mountain trail was more taxing than the guidebook suggested.
A note on using this word
Also used as the present participle of the verb 'tax,' meaning to impose a financial charge, as in 'the government is taxing imports.'
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2. verb
Imposing a compulsory financial charge on income, goods, or transactions.
The new law is taxing luxury goods at a higher rate.
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