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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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In that way, you would have a lower balance in your tax-deferred account, and you’d have more flexibility in later years to use that money tax-free.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

And, when a person dies, they can currently transfer this tax-free allowance to a surviving spouse or civil partner which increases the combined threshold for a couple to £650k.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The tax-free exchange offer allows Medtronic investors to swap their shares for MiniMed shares held by Medtronic in what Wall Street calls a split-off.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

To model a theoretical retiree using the 4% rule, we considered a 65-year-old with $1 million in tax-free savings and with the goal of making it to 95 years old with money left over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Indian tribe sold tax-free tobacco products, and smokers came from miles away to stock up.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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