anti-tax

adjective

an·​ti-tax ˌan-tē-ˈtaks How to pronounce anti-tax (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or antitax
: opposing taxes : favoring the reduction or elimination of taxes
a vocal anti-tax activist
the antitax coalition

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Several mothers of the more than 100 young people who have died in protests since last year’s anti-tax demonstrations were present at the burial. Nicholas Komu, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025 Dozens more died during the anti-tax demonstrations in 2024. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 8 July 2025 One filed by area Republican anti-tax activist Mark Miller resulted in punitive action against Pureval: a $100 fine in 2018. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 The protests were timed to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-tax demonstrations in which 60 people were killed and 20 others remain missing. Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-tax

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-tax was in 1816

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“Anti-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tax. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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