taxpayer English · revision 15415

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈtakspeɪə/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|tax|payer]], also written tax-payer.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who pays a tax or taxes: 1816 in Etymonline and the OED;^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) Merriam-Webster dates it to 1797.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Taxpaying is from 1832.^(OED 1989) In American colloquial use a taxpayer was also a building just big enough to bring in an income covering the taxes on the land, from 1921.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1797 – taxpayer (Merriam-Webster).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1816 – taxpayer (OED).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1832 – taxpaying.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1921 – a cheap building (US).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person or organization that pays [[tax|alt=taxes]] or is liable to taxation.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[taxpaying]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[tax]]

+ * [[payer]]

+ * [[taxation]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}