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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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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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