tax-free
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of tax-free
Example Sentences
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The reason for this is that you want the most money possible to go into the Roth account to grow tax-free forevermore.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
With traditional accounts, pre-tax contributions grow with returns over time until they’re taxed at distribution; with Roth accounts, after-tax dollars are used but distributions are tax-free later in life.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Andy Burnham has pulled back from suggestions about increasing the tax-free personal allowance.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Their owners contribute after-tax dollars, which can grow and be withdrawn tax-free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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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