untaxed

IPA/ʌnˈtækst/
KK[əntˈækst]IPA/ʌnˈtækst/

untaxed — adjective

  • untaxedpositive
  • more untaxedcomparative
  • most untaxedsuperlative

1. Goods, income, or other items that are not charged any tax, either because the l

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Goods, income, or other items that are not charged any tax, either because the law does not require it or because no tax has been collected on them.

例句

Theo bought several bottles of Italian wine at the duty-free shop, all completely untaxed.

collocation: completely untaxed — adverb intensifier before adjective

Donations to the children's hospital are untaxed, so every dollar reaches the young patients.

passive-like predicative: are + untaxed

同義詞
  • tax-free

    More common in everyday use; 'untaxed' focuses on the absence of a tax charge

  • duty-free

    Specifically for goods bought at airports or ports without customs duty

  • exempt

    Describes a formal legal exception from tax liability

反義詞
  • taxable

    Subject to taxation by law

  • taxed

    Having had tax paid on it

文法句型

untaxed + noun

be + untaxed

用法筆記

Commonly used in financial, legal, or customs contexts. Often found before nouns (attributive) or after linking verbs like 'are' or 'remain' (predicative).

常見錯誤

❖ 'I bought untaxed watch at the airport.' ✅ 'I bought an untaxed watch at the airport.' — untaxed is an adjective and needs a determiner before countable nouns.

❖ 'This income is untaxed for government.' ✅ 'This income is untaxed by the government.' — use 'by' for the agent, not 'for'.