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TAX-EXEMPT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tax-exempt mean? 

TAX-EXEMPT (noun)
  The noun TAX-EXEMPT has 1 sense:

1. a security that is not subject to taxationplay

  Familiarity information: TAX-EXEMPT used as a noun is very rare.


TAX-EXEMPT (adjective)
  The adjective TAX-EXEMPT has 1 sense:

1. (of goods or funds) not taxedplay

  Familiarity information: TAX-EXEMPT used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAX-EXEMPT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A security that is not subject to taxation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

tax-exempt; tax-exempt security

Hypernyms ("tax-exempt" is a kind of...):

certificate; security (a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends)


TAX-EXEMPT (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(of goods or funds) not taxed

Synonyms:

tax-exempt; tax-free; untaxed

Context example:

an untaxed expense account

Similar:

exempt; nontaxable ((of goods or funds) not subject to taxation)


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