tax-free
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of tax-free
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If you have a large amount in savings, or if you fail to use the tax-free Isa allowance, then you will pay more tax from April.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The best scenario is to pay that tax with cash on hand, because then the full amount of the conversion can go into the Roth account to grow tax-free.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Nonspouse heirs have one year to claim tax-free reimbursements for eligible out-of-pocket expenses incurred up to the date of death, which reduces taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ruisard said the only difference in the diesel used by truck drivers and everyday consumers and the tax-free red dye diesel is the dye itself.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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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