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tax-free

American

[taks-free] / ˈtæksˌfri /

adjective

tax-exempt.

tax-free British

adjective

not needing to have tax paid on it

tax-free savings schemes

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Etymology

Origin of tax-free

First recorded in 1695–1705; tax + -free

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tax-free

If approved, they can then receive a one-off, tax-free payment of £120,000.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

If it’s a Roth IRA, the distribution rules are different, and qualified distributions may be tax-free.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 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

Delaware wasn’t the capital of anything except tax-free shopping.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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