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

Example Sentences

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More than 20,000 people have made Covid-related claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, a form of financial support paid by the government, but only about 1% have resulted in one-off tax-free awards of £120,000.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

By comparison, there are around 17 million External link 529 plans, which are designed to be used to pay for college tuition after earnings accumulate tax-free over several years.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

But when you eventually withdraw the money, it will be tax-free.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The money can be invested within the DAF tax-free and doled out to charity years into the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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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