"tax dodge" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tax dodges [plural]
Etymology: Attested from 1920s, perhaps as a back-formation from tax dodger, which is attested from the late 19th century. (But also compare dodge (“trick, stratagem”).) Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|tax dodger|nocap=1}} back-formation from tax dodger, {{m|en|dodge|t=trick, stratagem}} dodge (“trick, stratagem”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tax dodge (plural tax dodges)
  1. (somewhat derogatory, informal) A scheme (legal or illegal) to avoid paying tax, or to pay less tax. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-tax_dodge-en-noun-y6zqLotP
  2. 1927, United States Code Annotated:
    Sense id: en-tax_dodge-en-noun-imyKGjx2 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 3 49 39 5 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 40 4 4
  3. 1927, United States Code Annotated:
    Sense id: en-tax_dodge-en-noun-jHXeUi1V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 49 40 4 4
  4. 1941, “PARK 'GIFT' TO CITY CALLED TAX DODGE”, in The New York Times:
    Sense id: en-tax_dodge-en-noun-M7Rp-3zh
  5. 1941, “PARK 'GIFT' TO CITY CALLED TAX DODGE”, in The New York Times:
    Sense id: en-tax_dodge-en-noun-4BmhpFzc

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