taxpayermoney
nounUK /ˈtæks.peɪ.ə ˈmʌn.i/
US /ˈtæks.peɪ.ɚ ˈmʌn.i/
Money that people give to the government to pay for things everyone uses.
The new park was built with taxpayer money.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Funds collected from citizens that a government spends on services like roads and schools.
Taxpayer money pays for the firefighters in our town.
3. Money used by officials that people expect to be spent carefully and honestly.
People want to know how taxpayer money is being spent.
4. The shared money of a community, gathered through taxes, used for the common good.
Fixing the bridge will take a lot of taxpayer money.