tax-free

/ˌtæksˈfriː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌtæksˈfriː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌtæks ˈfriː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌtæks ˈfriː/ (ame, ipa)

tax-free — adjective

1. describing money, goods, or services that the government does not require you to

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describing money, goods, or services that the government does not require you to pay tax on

例句

Ayesha bought her groceries tax-free at the military commissary.

postpositive after a verb of buying

Interest from this municipal bond is tax-free for city residents.

predicative: be + tax-free + for [group]

同義詞
  • tax-exempt

    more formal; widely used for organizations, income, or bonds that are legally exempt from taxation

  • duty-free

    used specifically for goods bought at airports, on ships, or at border crossings

  • untaxed

    less formal; can describe income or goods that have not yet been taxed, not necessarily permanently exempt

反義詞

文法句型

be + tax-free

tax-free + noun

用法筆記

Frequently used in financial and legal contexts. Can appear before a noun (attributive, e.g. tax-free allowance) or after a linking verb like be (predicative, e.g. The interest is tax-free).

常見錯誤

❌Charitable donations are tax-free, so they reduce my tax bill.
✅Charitable donations are tax-deductible, which lowers your taxable income. Tax-free means no tax is owed at all, which is different.
💡tax-free and tax-deductible describe two different tax benefits.
❌Everything in this shop is tax-free to tourists.
✅Everything in this shop is sold tax-free to tourists.
💡Use the adverb form when the focus is on the action of selling, not the nature of the goods.

tax-free — adverb