income tax
noun
Simple meaning
A tax levied on earned and unearned income, net of allowed deductions.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɪnkəmˈtæks
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A personal tax levied on annual income
A tax levied on earned and unearned income, net of allowed deductions.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A personal tax levied on annual income
Used this way, income tax is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
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