Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not subject to taxation; tax-exempt.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exempt from taxation.
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- adjective
exempt fromtaxation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of goods or funds) not taxed
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Examples
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Distributions designated as return-of-capital are not taxed as ordinary income dividends and are sometimes referred to as tax-free dividends or nontaxable distributions.
unknown title 2011
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The deal - officially called a tax-free cash-rich split - would not be considered a sale under Internal Revenue Service guidelines, allowing Yahoo and its Asian partners to avoid taxes.
NYT > Home Page By EVELYN M. RUSLI 2011
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M/M_____, I have some important information for investors on what’s called a tax-free municipal bond fund.
Hot Prospects Bill Good 2008
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M/M_____, I have some important information for investors on what’s called a tax-free municipal bond fund.
Hot Prospects Bill Good 2008
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Free enjoyed a special peak in native English usage between 1981 and 1986, big years for discussions of tax-free alternatives and free trade and, not accidentally, the Free World standing shoulder-to-shoulder with President Reagan against the unfree Evil Empire and its political friends.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Free enjoyed a special peak in native English usage between 1981 and 1986, big years for discussions of tax-free alternatives and free trade and, not accidentally, the Free World standing shoulder-to-shoulder with President Reagan against the unfree Evil Empire and its political friends.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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There's no federal deduction on money as it goes into an account, but the earnings are tax-free if used for either undergraduate or graduate tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies.
Back to School Laura Saunders 2011
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ITT launched the tax-free spinoff of the two businesses to shareholders under the belief that the sum of its parts would be worth more than the $52 a share the ITT stock was trading at in early January.
ITT Businesses to Make Debut as Separate Firms Bob Tita 2011
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Amazon.com Inc. could soon have California's blessing to continue making tax-free sales in the state for one year.
Amazon Pursues Internet Tax Deal Stu Woo 2011
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So-called 529 plans are state-sponsored accounts for college savers in which any earnings are tax-free as long as they are used to pay for qualified higher-education expenses.
529 Plans Roll Out New Perks By Kelly Greene 2011
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