Saddled

• Ridden hard
• Made demands on
• Slapped a tariff on
• Like capital gains
• Levied
• Placed a duty on
• Tested, in a way
• Like on-the-books income

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tax \Tax\ (t[a^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taxed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Taxing .] [Cf. F. taxer. See Tax , n.] To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government. ...