tax evasion

noun

The illegal reduction of paying tax, especially by making a false declaration of income etc.

Similar
tax fraud
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Meanings

nountax evasion (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecriminologyThe illegal reduction of paying tax, especially by making a false declaration of income etc.

    Synonyms: tax fraud

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe illegal reduction of paying tax, especially by making a false declaration of income etc.

Similar
tax fraud
Also see
tax fraud

Translations

Afrikaans belastingontduiking
  • belastingontduikingillegal avoidance of tax
Arabic تَهَرُّب ضَرِيبِيّ
  • تَهَرُّب ضَرِيبِيّ (taharrub ḍarībiyy)illegal avoidance of tax
Catalan evasió fiscal
  • evasió fiscalillegal avoidance of tax
Chinese Mandarin 逃稅 /逃税, 漏稅 /漏税
  • 逃稅 /逃税 (táoshuì)illegal avoidance of tax
  • 漏稅 /漏税 (lòushuì)illegal avoidance of tax
  • 偷稅 /偷税 (tōushuì)illegal avoidance of tax
Czech daňový únik
  • daňový únikillegal avoidance of tax
Danish skatteunddragelse, skattesvig
  • skatteunddragelseillegal avoidance of tax
  • skattesvigillegal avoidance of tax
  • skattesnydillegal avoidance of tax
Dutch belastingontduiking, belastingfraude
  • belastingontduikingillegal avoidance of tax
  • belastingfraudeillegal avoidance of tax
Esperanto impostevito
  • impostevitoillegal avoidance of tax
Finnish veropetos, veronkierto
  • veropetosillegal avoidance of tax
  • veronkiertoillegal avoidance of tax
French évasion fiscale, fraude fiscale
  • évasion fiscaleillegal avoidance of tax
  • fraude fiscaleillegal avoidance of tax
German Steuerhinterziehung
  • Steuerhinterziehungillegal avoidance of tax
Greek φοροδιαφυγή
  • φοροδιαφυγή (forodiafygí)illegal avoidance of tax
Hebrew תִּכְנוּן מַס
  • תִּכְנוּן מַס (tikhdún mas)illegal avoidance of tax
Hungarian adócsalás, adóelkerülés
  • adócsalásillegal avoidance of tax
  • adóelkerülésillegal avoidance of tax
  • adóeltitkolásillegal avoidance of tax
  • adókijátszásillegal avoidance of tax
Icelandic skattsvik
  • skattsvikillegal avoidance of tax
Indonesian pengemplangan pajak, penggelapan pajak
  • pengemplangan pajakillegal avoidance of tax
  • penggelapan pajakillegal avoidance of tax
Italian evasione fiscale, frode fiscale
  • evasione fiscaleillegal avoidance of tax
  • frode fiscaleillegal avoidance of tax
Japanese 脱税
  • 脱税 (datsuzei)illegal avoidance of tax
Korean 탈세
  • 탈세 (talse)illegal avoidance of tax
Norwegian skatteunddragelse, skattesnyt
  • skatteunddragelseillegal avoidance of tax
  • skattesnytillegal avoidance of tax
  • skattesvikillegal avoidance of tax
Persian فرار مالیاتی
  • فرار مالیاتی (farâr mâliyâti)illegal avoidance of tax
Portuguese evasão fiscal, sonegação
  • evasão fiscalillegal avoidance of tax
  • sonegaçãoillegal avoidance of tax
  • sonegação fiscalillegal avoidance of tax
Romanian evaziune fiscală, fraudă fiscală
  • evaziune fiscalăillegal avoidance of tax
  • fraudă fiscalăillegal avoidance of tax
Russian уклоне́ние от нало́гов
  • уклоне́ние от нало́гов (uklonénije ot nalógov)illegal avoidance of tax
Spanish evasión de impuestos, defraudación
  • evasión de impuestosillegal avoidance of tax
  • defraudaciónillegal avoidance of tax
  • evasión fiscalillegal avoidance of tax
Swedish skattefusk
  • skattefuskillegal avoidance of tax
Thai การหนีภาษี
  • การหนีภาษี (gaan-nǐi paa-sǐi)illegal avoidance of tax
Turkish vergi kaçırma
  • vergi kaçırmaillegal avoidance of tax
Ukrainian ухи́лення від спла́ти пода́тків
  • ухи́лення від спла́ти пода́тків (uxýlennja vid spláty podátkiv)illegal avoidance of tax
Vietnamese trốn thuế, trốn lậu thuế
  • trốn thuếillegal avoidance of tax
  • trốn lậu thuếillegal avoidance of tax
Cite this entry
APA

tax evasion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tax%20evasion

MLA

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Chicago

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