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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More from Personal Finance: Paying for college gets increasingly difficult as tuition rises Trump's 'big beautiful bill' slashes this tax break for high earners in 2026 Credit card debt reaches $1.21 trillion Other credit cards have been changing terms to access perks like airport lounges. Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025 Advertisement But the extreme right wing of today’s Republican Party has walked away from that moral consensus—ripping away these programs to give another tax break to billionaires. Becky Pringle, Time, 11 Aug. 2025 This means white-collar professionals will not be able to take advantage of the tax break on tips. Chris Talgo, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025 Wealthy won't get any tax break on overtime pay Consider one example where a higher-income worker wouldn't get any tax break on overtime worked. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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