taxing
verb
Meaning
To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
"Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest."
To impose and collect a tax on (something).
"Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector."
To make excessive demands on.
"Do not tax my patience."
To accuse.
To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.
noun
Meaning
The act of imposing a tax.
adjective
Meaning
With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.
Burdensome, difficult.
"a taxing problem"