tax hike

noun

A sudden increase in taxes.

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tax risetax-increasetax boost
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Meanings

nountax hike (plural tax hikes)

plural tax hikes

  1. informaleconomicsA sudden increase in taxes.

    Synonyms: tax rise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sudden increase in taxes.

Similar
tax rise

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe amount by which taxes are increased

Similar
tax-increasetax boost
Broader
increaseincrement
Also see
tax rise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

tax hike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tax%20hike

MLA

“tax hike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tax%20hike. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tax hike,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tax%20hike.

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