tax-exempt

adjective

tax-ex·​empt ˌtaks-ig-ˈzem(p)t How to pronounce tax-exempt (audio)
1
: exempted from a tax
2
: bearing interest that is free from federal or state income tax

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Since its founding in 1989, Urban Corps of San Diego County has grown into a major tax-exempt organization. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 Cantwell also questioned whether the revenue the Big Ten receives from its media rights deals, which is currently tax-exempt, could ultimately lose that status if a private investor purchases a stake in those revenues. Justin Williams, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Officials also demanded reforms to admissions and oversight of course content and threatened to remove its tax-exempt status. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 The Secretary of the Treasury is tasked with disrupting financial networks funding political violence and ensuring organizations that support such activities lose their tax-exempt status. Solcyré Burga, Time, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tax-exempt

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tax-exempt was in 1923

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“Tax-exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax-exempt. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

tax-exempt

adjective
1
: exempted from taxation
also : based on such exemption
tax-exempt status
2
: providing interest or income that is exempted from taxation
a tax-exempt municipal bond

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