tax-exempt
adjective
tax-ex·empt
ˌtaks-ig-ˈzem(p)t 
1
: exempted from a tax
2
: bearing interest that is free from federal or state income tax
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The organization obtained its tax-exempt status in 2014 under the name PRISM-Q LGBT & Allies Resource Center, but currently does business as the Placer LGBTQ+ Center.
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The Treasury Department has since confirmed that none of the tax-exempt entities Erika Kirk oversees are under investigation by the IRS.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Recapture taxes, which means paying back the federal government for the benefits of using tax-exempt mortgage bonds for financing.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
That surge has been driven mainly by trust banks and asset managers benefiting from retail inflows under the Japanese government's tax-exempt investment program.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The Treasury Department has since confirmed that none of the tax-exempt entities Erika Kirk oversees are under investigation by the IRS.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Recapture taxes, which means paying back the federal government for the benefits of using tax-exempt mortgage bonds for financing.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
That surge has been driven mainly by trust banks and asset managers benefiting from retail inflows under the Japanese government's tax-exempt investment program.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tax-exempt
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“Tax-exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax-exempt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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