tax break
noun
: a lower tax rate than other people have
People with small children are being given a tax break.
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The cohort of workers who qualify for the tax break is even smaller — actors, musicians and singers, directors and playwrights — are included among the professions that are already prohibited under the legislation’s text.
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Ana Teresa Solá,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 18 July 2025
In my case, that means taking on corporate welfare—most recently defeating a massive tax break for an Amazon warehouse.
—James Skoufis, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Another tax break that let dealers pass along savings on EV leases will also come to an end.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
The tax break applies to the purchase of new cars, motorcycles, sport utility vehicles, minivans, vans and pickup trucks weighing less than 14,000 pounds (referred to as light vehicles).
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
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Ana Teresa Solá,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 18 July 2025
In my case, that means taking on corporate welfare—most recently defeating a massive tax break for an Amazon warehouse.
—James Skoufis, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Another tax break that let dealers pass along savings on EV leases will also come to an end.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
The tax break applies to the purchase of new cars, motorcycles, sport utility vehicles, minivans, vans and pickup trucks weighing less than 14,000 pounds (referred to as light vehicles).
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tax break
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“Tax break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20break. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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