tax haven

noun

: a place where people go to live and companies go to operate in order to avoid paying high taxes

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The villa’s new owner, Evergrowth Holdings, is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands tax haven and its director is listed as Yin Ching Hui. George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 Emily’s second new locale is a famous tax haven. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 During an interview with Sky News on Wednesday, Ratcliffe, a British billionaire who has resided in Monaco — a tax haven — since 2020, made multiple inflammatory and inaccurate observations about the United Kingdom’s immigrant population. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026 There is a growing realization that Ireland’s time as a tax haven for these multinationals must and will come to an end. Jessica Traynor, The Dial, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tax haven

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“Tax haven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20haven. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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