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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

Example Sentences

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"This is all my money and donors' money. This is tax free," Trump said.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Moving the funds into a Roth IRA would allow the money to grow tax free for decades.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

A report by the Georgia Senate Special Committee on the Elimination of Georgia’s Income Tax says the Jones plan would make the first $50,000 for individuals and $100,000 for joint filers tax free in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

People in Scotland will also see their tax free allowance frozen, although other tax bands there vary.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Wanted a million dollars cash for it, tax free, no strings attached, but he wouldn’t show us what was in it.

From With No Strings Attached by Schelling, George Luther

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