IRS

I1R1S1
US/ˈaɪ.ɑɹ.ɛs/

Initialism of Internal Revenue Service.

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INSINUIRUInternal Revenue Service
CommonScrabble 3

Meanings

IRS1

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Internal Revenue Service.

    Current law does not allow individuals to contribute to an HSA if they utilize certain discounted health services at a health clinic at their worksite because the IRS views such services as a significant medical benefit, therefore incompatible with HSAs.

    2025 May 28, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, in United States House Committee on Ways & Means, page 20
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    […] It is going to be up to the taxpayer, if they receive a 1099 in any form for a nontaxable event, such as splitting rent among roommates, splitting a dinner bill, or even selling something on eBay for less than you paid for it, to explain to the IRS that the 1099 was received for a non-taxable transaction,” said Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for tax publisher Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.

    2021 November 9, Jeanne Sahadi, “If you use Venmo, PayPal or other payment apps this tax rule change may affect you”, in CNN
  2. IndiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Indian Revenue Service.
nounIRS (countable and uncountable)
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nounIRS (plural IRSs)

plural IRSs

  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of interest rate swap.

IRs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of IR

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections

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Internal Revenue Service
Broader
agencyfederal agencygovernment agency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“IRS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IRS. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IRS,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IRS.

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