Standard Lemma guide

taxable

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtæksəbəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: T AE1 K S AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That can be taxed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Subject to taxation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Something on which tax must be paid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

(of goods or funds) subject to taxation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • taxable income
  • nonexempt property

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonexempt

Antonyms: nontaxable

History

Etymology

From tax + -able

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: облагаем (oblagaem) — subject to tax
  • Czech: zdanitelný — subject to tax
  • Danish: beskatningsbar — subject to tax
  • Finnish: verotettava — subject to tax
  • Finnish: veronalainen — subject to tax
  • French: imposable — subject to tax
  • French: taxable — subject to tax
  • Georgian: დაბეგვრადი (dabegvradi) — subject to tax
  • German: steuerpflichtig — subject to tax
  • Greek: φορολογήσιμος (forologísimos) — subject to tax
  • Ancient Greek: ὑποτελής (hupotelḗs) — subject to tax
  • Hungarian: adóköteles — subject to tax
  • Latin: vectīgālis — subject to tax
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skattbar — subject to tax
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skattbar — subject to tax
  • Serbo-Croatian: oporèziv — subject to tax
  • Spanish: imponible — subject to tax
  • Tocharian B: eñcil — subject to tax
Real reading context

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