zero-rated

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adjective (zero rated when postpositive)

denoting goods on which the buyer pays no value-added tax although the seller can claim back any tax he has paid

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Words nearby zero-rated

zero in on, zero option, zero-point energy, zero population growth, zero-rate, zero-rated, zero stage, zero-sum, zero-sum game, zeroth, zeroth law of thermodynamics

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