Home › Words › T › taxabletaxable/ˈtæksəbəl/taxable means that can be taxed.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, taxable ranks #32,496 of 42,762 for Qualifying.taxable is pronounced /ˈtæksəbəl/.EtymologyFrom tax + -ableadjThat can be taxed.Subject to taxation.e.g.“(Normally forgiven debt is taxable and only business expenses paid for with company income are deductible.)” — 2021 February 23, Jeanne Sahadi, “So you got a PPP loan? Here’s what that means for your state taxes”, in CNN Business:nounSomething on which tax must be paid.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).