taxable

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/ˈtæksəbəl/

adjective

That can be taxed.

Similar
nonexemptassessabledutiableratablerateable
Opposite
nontaxable
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Meanings

adjectivetaxable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat can be taxed.
  2. not comparableSubject to taxation.

    (Normally forgiven debt is taxable and only business expenses paid for with company income are deductible.)

    2021 February 23, Jeanne Sahadi, “So you got a PPP loan? Here’s what that means for your state taxes”, in CNN Business
nountaxable (plural taxables)

plural taxables

  1. Something on which tax must be paid.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of goods or funds) subject to taxation

Similar
nonexemptassessabledutiableratablerateable
Opposite
nontaxable
Also see
assessabledutiablenonexemptrateable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tax + -able

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὑποτελής
  • ὑποτελής (hupotelḗs)subject to tax
Bulgarian облагаем
  • облагаем (oblagaem)subject to tax
Czech zdanitelný
  • zdanitelnýsubject to tax
Danish beskatningsbar
  • beskatningsbarsubject to tax
Finnish verotettava, veronalainen
  • verotettavasubject to tax
  • veronalainensubject to tax
French imposable, taxable
  • imposablesubject to tax
  • taxablesubject to tax
German steuerpflichtig
  • steuerpflichtigsubject to tax
Greek φορολογήσιμος
  • φορολογήσιμος (forologísimos)subject to tax
Hungarian adóköteles
  • adókötelessubject to tax
Latin vectīgālis
  • vectīgālissubject to tax
Norwegian Bokmål skattbar
  • skattbarsubject to tax
Spanish imponible
  • imponiblesubject to tax
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“taxable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taxable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxable.

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