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overtax
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o·ver·tax  (vr-tks)
tr.v. o·ver·taxed, o·ver·tax·ing, o·ver·tax·es
1. To subject to an excessive burden or strain.
2. To tax in excess of what is considered appropriate or just.

over·tax·ation n.

overtax [ˌəʊvəˈtæks]
vb (tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to tax too heavily
2. to impose too great a strain on
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.overtax - tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"
tax - levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"
Translations
overtax [ˌəʊvəˈtæks] VT
1. (Fin) → gravar en exceso
2. (fig) [+ strength, patience] → agotar, abusar de
to overtax o.sexigirse demasiado a sí mismo

overtax [ˌəʊvərˈtæks] vt [+ service, system] → mettre à trop rude épreuve
to overtax one's strength → abuser de ses forces
to overtax o.s. → se surmener

overtax [ˌəʊvəˈtæks] vt (Fin) → imporre tasse eccessive a (fig) (strength, patience) → mettere a dura prova
to overtax o.s. → abusare delle proprie forze

overtax
v overtax [əuvəˈtӕks]
to put too great a strain on He overtaxed his strength. oorbelas, ooreis يُرْهِق претоварвам přepínat overbelaste überbeanspruchen ασκώ υπερβολική πίεση, υπερεντείνω exigir demasiado, presionar demasiado, agobiar liialt koormama فشار بیش از حد آوردن ylirasittaa abuser de לְהַעֲמִיס יוֹתֶר מִדַי अत्यधिक कर लगाना या मांगना prenapregnuti túlbecsül menggunakan terlalu banyak ofkeyra abusare di 酷使する 부담을 지우다 pertempti pārslogot; pārliecīgi izmantot mengenakan cukai yg berlebihan overbelasten overbelaste, overvurdere przeliczyć się z exigir demais a supra­solicita перенапрягать prepínať preceniti preopteretiti överbelasta, överanstränga ทำให้เหนื่อยอ่อน çok yüklenmek 使負擔過度 переобтяжувати податками ناقابل برداشت محنت کرنا đánh thuế quá nặng 使


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This example shows that if the chain of input credits is broken, overtaxation can occur.
317) In an ideal world of political voice and Tieboutian exit, states' overtaxation is self-correcting: taxpayers' political protests lead state policymakers to reconsider imprudent taxes or to avoid them in the first place.
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