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tax-free

American  
[taks-free] / ˈtæksˌfri /

adjective

  1. tax-exempt.


tax-free British  

adjective

  1. not needing to have tax paid on it

    tax-free savings schemes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tax-free

First recorded in 1695–1705; tax + -free

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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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