tax shelter

tax shelter

noun
any financial arrangement (as a certain kind of investment or allowance) that results in a reduction or elimination of taxes due.
tax-shel·tered, adjective
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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tax shelter
 
n
commerce a form into which business or financial activities may be organized to minimize taxation

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tax shelter definition


A type of investment that allows a reduction in one's taxable income. Examples include investments in pension plans and real estate.

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