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tax-exempt

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Exempt from paying tax; not subject to taxation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • As a religious charity it is tax-exempt, so all money collected goes to its good works.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of goods or funds) not taxed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • tax-exempt bonds
  • an untaxed expense account

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tax-free, untaxed

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a security that is not subject to taxation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tax-exempt security

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: security, certificate

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: освободен от данъци (osvoboden ot danǎci) — exempted from paying tax
  • Finnish: verovapaa — exempted from paying tax
  • German: steuerfrei — exempted from paying tax
  • Hungarian: adómentes — exempted from paying tax
  • Hungarian: illetékmentes — exempted from paying tax
  • Irish: díolmhaithe ó cháin — exempted from paying tax
  • Spanish: exento de impuestos — exempted from paying tax
  • Ukrainian: який не підлягає оподаткуванню (jakyj ne pidljahaje opodatkuvannju) — exempted from paying tax
  • Welsh: di-dreth — exempted from paying tax