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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That's because a big tax break that could save you money faces an uncertain and confusing future in the Trump administration.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Inslee signed into law the tax break expansion but vetoed the study.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
So, earlier this week, Beach and four other Republican state senators sponsored Senate Bill 71, which would amend the state’s current tax code to give college athletes enrolled in Georgia universities a tax break.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Four of the 16 cars and trucks that can be purchased with the help of that tax break are made by Tesla.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Inslee signed into law the tax break expansion but vetoed the study.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
So, earlier this week, Beach and four other Republican state senators sponsored Senate Bill 71, which would amend the state’s current tax code to give college athletes enrolled in Georgia universities a tax break.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Four of the 16 cars and trucks that can be purchased with the help of that tax break are made by Tesla.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Tax break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20break. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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