tax-free
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of tax-free
Example Sentences
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Chancey’s solution for this is to think about Roth conversions, which move money out of tax-deferred accounts when your income-tax bracket is lowest and into an account where it will grow tax-free.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Using tax-free bond financing, a developer is revamping the upper floor of the two-story building into 24 housing units estimated to cost $1.25 million each.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Reform UK is promising to increase the tax-free personal allowance to £15,000, if it wins the next general election.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Only a proportionate share of the conversion would be tax-free.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
He returned to Boston in the summer of 1991 to receive his MacArthur “genius” grant, which brightened his mood because he had a good use for the $220,000 tax-free award—it would go straight to PIH.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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