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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not subject to taxation; tax-exempt.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Exempt from taxation.

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  • adjective exempt from taxation

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective (of goods or funds) not taxed

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Examples

  • Distributions designated as return-of-capital are not taxed as ordinary income dividends and are sometimes referred to as tax-free dividends or nontaxable distributions.

    unknown title 2011

  • The deal - officially called a tax-free cash-rich split - would not be considered a sale under Internal Revenue Service guidelines, allowing Yahoo and its Asian partners to avoid taxes.

    NYT > Home Page By EVELYN M. RUSLI 2011

  • M/M_____, I have some important information for investors on what’s called a tax-free municipal bond fund.

    Hot Prospects Bill Good 2008

  • M/M_____, I have some important information for investors on what’s called a tax-free municipal bond fund.

    Hot Prospects Bill Good 2008

  • Free enjoyed a special peak in native English usage between 1981 and 1986, big years for discussions of tax-free alternatives and free trade and, not accidentally, the Free World standing shoulder-to-shoulder with President Reagan against the unfree Evil Empire and its political friends.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Free enjoyed a special peak in native English usage between 1981 and 1986, big years for discussions of tax-free alternatives and free trade and, not accidentally, the Free World standing shoulder-to-shoulder with President Reagan against the unfree Evil Empire and its political friends.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • There's no federal deduction on money as it goes into an account, but the earnings are tax-free if used for either undergraduate or graduate tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies.

    Back to School Laura Saunders 2011

  • ITT launched the tax-free spinoff of the two businesses to shareholders under the belief that the sum of its parts would be worth more than the $52 a share the ITT stock was trading at in early January.

    ITT Businesses to Make Debut as Separate Firms Bob Tita 2011

  • Amazon.com Inc. could soon have California's blessing to continue making tax-free sales in the state for one year.

    Amazon Pursues Internet Tax Deal Stu Woo 2011

  • So-called 529 plans are state-sponsored accounts for college savers in which any earnings are tax-free as long as they are used to pay for qualified higher-education expenses.

    529 Plans Roll Out New Perks By Kelly Greene 2011

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