tax break

noun

A deduction in tax that is given in order to encourage a certain economic activity or a social objective.

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tax benefit
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Meanings

nountax break (plural tax breaks)

plural tax breaks

  1. A deduction in tax that is given in order to encourage a certain economic activity or a social objective.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity

Similar
tax benefit
Broader
tax write-offtax deductiondeduction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish skattelettelse
  • skattelettelsea deduction in tax
Finnish verohelpotus
  • verohelpotusa deduction in tax
French allégement fiscal
  • allégement fiscala deduction in tax
Greek φοροαπαλλαγή
  • φοροαπαλλαγή (foroapallagí)a deduction in tax
Italian agevolazione fiscale
  • agevolazione fiscalea deduction in tax
Cite this entry
APA

tax break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tax%20break

MLA

“tax break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tax%20break. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tax break,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tax%20break.

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