repeater
noun
re·peat·er
ri-ˈpē-tər 
: one that repeats: such as
a
: one who relates or recites
b
: a watch or clock with a striking mechanism that upon pressure of a spring will indicate the time in hours or quarters and sometimes minutes
c
: a firearm having a magazine that holds a number of cartridges loaded one at a time into the chamber by the action of the piece
d
: a habitual violator of the laws
e
: one who votes illegally by casting more than one ballot in an election
f
: a student enrolled in a class or course for a second or subsequent time
g
: a device for receiving communication signals and delivering corresponding amplified ones
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But after ducking the tax — the first step toward eventually resetting their heavy repeater penalties — the Celtics surely won’t want to jump right back into it.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Avoiding paying the tax for this season delays when the Magic could get hit with the repeater tax, which applies to teams that have been above the league’s tax line for at least three of the previous four seasons.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Heat president Pat Riley said in May that Miami wanted to get out of the tax this season, after paying a tax the previous season, in order to avoid the repeater tax, which comes with much more severe financial penalties.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
No matter how the deadline plays out, a goal for the Heat likely will be to remain below the tax and therefore not have to worry about the repeater tax.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Avoiding paying the tax for this season delays when the Magic could get hit with the repeater tax, which applies to teams that have been above the league’s tax line for at least three of the previous four seasons.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Heat president Pat Riley said in May that Miami wanted to get out of the tax this season, after paying a tax the previous season, in order to avoid the repeater tax, which comes with much more severe financial penalties.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
No matter how the deadline plays out, a goal for the Heat likely will be to remain below the tax and therefore not have to worry about the repeater tax.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Repeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeater. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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repeater
noun
re·peat·er
ri-ˈpēt-ər
1
: a firearm that fires several times without reloading
2
: a person who violates the laws again and again
3
: a student who is taking a class or course again
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