Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheese tax

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: cheese -tax
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portion of cheese given to a domestic animal such as a dog or cat, usually when the cheese is being brought out or prepared for human consumption.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheese, tax.

Example Sentences

"[kristakoma:] When you open cheese, he immediately recognizes he^([sic]) sound and climbs onto the table and meows at you until you pay the "cheese tax.""
"The cheeeese tax! The cheese tax! You gotta pay the Cheese Tax every time you're cookin' When the cheese comes out this puppy comes lookin'"
"I gently tugged the bag of cheese away from Bear. “I already paid the cheese tax, and I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to eat more than that.”"

Inflected Forms

cheese taxes (plural)

Questions

What does cheese tax mean?: A portion of cheese given to a domestic animal such as a dog or cat, usually when the cheese is being brought out or prepared for human consumption.

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