Phrase guide

tax evasion

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The illegal reduction of paying tax, especially by making a false declaration of income etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: criminology, economics, government, human-sciences, law, sciences, taxation

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tax fraud

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: evasion, nonpayment

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: belastingontduiking — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Arabic: تَهَرُّب ضَرِيبِيّ (taharrub ḍarībiyy) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Azerbaijani: vergidən yayınma — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Catalan: evasió fiscal — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逃稅 /逃税 (táoshuì) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漏稅 /漏税 (lòushuì) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偷稅 /偷税 (tōushuì) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Czech: daňový únik — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Danish: skatteunddragelse — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Danish: skattesvig — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Danish: skattesnyd — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Dutch: belastingontduiking — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Dutch: belastingfraude — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Esperanto: impostevito — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Faroese: skattasvik — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Finnish: veropetos — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Finnish: veronkierto — illegal avoidance of tax
  • French: évasion fiscale — illegal avoidance of tax
  • French: fraude fiscale — illegal avoidance of tax
  • German: Steuerhinterziehung — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Greek: φοροδιαφυγή (forodiafygí) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Gujarati: કરચોરી (karcorī) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Hebrew: תִּכְנוּן מַס (tikhdún mas) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Hungarian: adócsalás — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Hungarian: adóelkerülés — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Hungarian: adóeltitkolás — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Hungarian: adókijátszás — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Icelandic: skattsvik — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Indonesian: pengemplangan pajak — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Indonesian: penggelapan pajak — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Italian: evasione fiscale — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Italian: frode fiscale — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Japanese: 脱税 (datsuzei) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Korean: 탈세 (talse) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Norwegian: skatteunddragelse — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Norwegian: skattesnyt — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Norwegian: skattesvik — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Persian: فرار مالیاتی (farâr mâliyâti) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Portuguese: evasão fiscal — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Portuguese: sonegação — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Portuguese: sonegação fiscal — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Romanian: evaziune fiscală — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Romanian: fraudă fiscală — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Russian: уклоне́ние от нало́гов (uklonénije ot nalógov) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Serbo-Croatian: ева́зија — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̏таја пореза — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Serbo-Croatian: evázija — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȕtaja poreza — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Spanish: evasión de impuestos — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Spanish: defraudación — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Spanish: evasión fiscal — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Swedish: skattefusk — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Thai: การหนีภาษี (gaan-nǐi paa-sǐi) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Turkish: vergi kaçırma — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Ukrainian: ухи́лення від спла́ти пода́тків (uxýlennja vid spláty podátkiv) — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Vietnamese: trốn thuế — illegal avoidance of tax
  • Vietnamese: trốn lậu thuế — illegal avoidance of tax