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carryback

[ kar-ee-bak ]
/ ˈkær iˌbæk /
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noun
(in U.S. income-tax law) a special provision allowing part of a net loss or of an unused credit in a given year to be apportioned over one or two preceding years, chiefly in order to ease the tax burden.Compare carry·forward (def. 2).
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Origin of carryback

First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase carry back

Words nearby carryback

carry, carryall, carry a torch for, carry a tune, carry away, carryback, carry coals to Newcastle, carrycot, carryforward, carry-in, carrying capacity
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Words related to carryback

give, replace, restore, send, bestow, convey, react, rebate, reciprocate, recompense, reestablish, refund, reimburse, reinstate, remit, render, repay, requite, reseat, restitute

British Dictionary definitions for carryback

carry back
/ tax accounting /
verb
(tr, adverb) to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of previous years in order to ease the overall tax burden
noun carry-back
an amount carried back
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