Meanings
nounMicrosoft tax (plural Microsoft taxes)
plural Microsoft taxes
- derogatoryinformalcomputingThe licence fee for the Microsoft Windows operating system software that is pre-installed on many home computer systems.
Synonyms: Windows tax
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe licence fee for the Microsoft Windows operating system software that is pre-installed on many home computer systems.
Similar
Also see
Translations
Dutch Microsoftbelasting
- Microsoftbelastingfee for pre-installed Microsoft Windows
Cite this entry
APA
Microsoft tax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Microsoft%20tax
MLA
“Microsoft tax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Microsoft%20tax. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Microsoft tax,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Microsoft%20tax.
Source: Microsoft tax on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.