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Tax-free

adj.hopeful, capableprofessional

What it means

Legally not subject to a specified tax.

Reach for it when describing income, goods, savings, or status covered by an actual tax exemption

Residents may place the grant in a tax-free savings account under the new program.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    net

    when an amount remaining after deductions is intended

    not when Net income may already have had tax removed; it is not inherently tax-free.

  • everyday

    untaxed

    when no tax was charged and legality is already clear

    not when Untaxed can imply that a liability was overlooked or evaded.

  • professional

    duty-free

    when customs duties on goods are specifically absent

    not when Duty-free applies to customs charges, not income or sales tax generally.

  • professional

    tax-exempt

    when formal legal status is the point

    not when Tax-exempt often describes an organization or category, while tax-free can describe a transaction or return.

  • formal

    free of tax

    when explanatory prose is clearer than a compound adjective

    not when The phrase is cumbersome before a noun and may obscure which tax is meant.

Said against

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  • taxable
  • taxed
  • dutiable

It naturally appears in

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  • tax-free income

    The rules cap how much tax-free income the account can generate.

  • tax-free allowance

    Each volunteer received a lawful tax-free allowance for travel.

  • tax-free savings

    Tax-free savings helped the family plan for university costs.

Where this comes from

Tax treatment depends on jurisdiction, taxpayer status, and the specific transaction.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.