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nondeductible

adjective

non·​de·​duct·​ible ˌnän-di-ˈdək-tə-bəl How to pronounce nondeductible (audio)
: not deductible
especially : not deductible for income tax purposes
a nondeductible contribution
nondeductibility noun

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According to the indictment, Williamson allegedly subscribed to false tax returns, claiming more than $1 million in business deductions that were for personal use and nondeductible expenditures, like private jet travel, hotel stays, home furnishings and designer handbags. Steve Large, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025 The strategy transfers your pretax or nondeductible IRA funds to a Roth IRA to kickstart future tax-free growth. Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025 Until that year, lawmakers had granted a deduction for almost all these taxes, carving out just a few nondeductible exceptions (such as estate, inheritance, and gift taxes, which lawmakers made nondeductible in 1934). Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nondeductible

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nondeductible was in 1943

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“Nondeductible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondeductible. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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nondeductible

adjective
non·​de·​duct·​ible -di-ˈdək-tə-bəl How to pronounce nondeductible (audio)
: not deductible
especially : not deductible for income tax purposes
a nondeductible contribution
nondeductibility noun
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