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Definition of Overtax
1. Verb. Tax excessively. "Don't overtax my constituents!"
Definition of Overtax
1. v. t. To tax or to task too heavily.
Definition of Overtax
1. Verb. To tax to an excessive degree ¹
2. Verb. To overburden ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overtax
1. to tax too heavily [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overtax
Literary usage of Overtax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"... as no longer to overtax the people ; that protective duties may Ъе retained
without becoming burdensome ; that our shipping interests may be judiciously ..."
2. Ethics of the Great Religions by Charles Turner Gorham (1904)
"Use just weights »nd measures, and do not overtax the people. Succour the sick,
and give drink to the thirsty. Hide your neighbours' faults, and speak only ..."
3. Posthumous Memoirs of Karoline Bauer: From the German by Karoline Bauer (1884)
"You overtax my strength. I shall be ill. Please countermand the ' Weisse Dame '
for to-morrow. ... overtax ..."
4. Some Thoughts and Suggestions on Technical Education by Thomas Egleston (1888)
"should never be forgotten that the object of education is not to go through a
series of mental gymnastics which tend rather to overtax than to invigorate ..."
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