"tax break" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tax breaks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tax break (plural tax breaks)
  1. A deduction in tax that is given in order to encourage a certain economic activity or a social objective Wikipedia link: tax break Categories (topical): Taxation Hyponyms: douceur (english: for selling works of art to public collections) [UK] Related terms: tax exemption, tax deduction, tax credit Translations (a deduction in tax): skattelettelse [neuter] (Danish), verohelpotus (Finnish), allégement fiscal [masculine] (French), φοροαπαλλαγή (foroapallagí) [feminine] (Greek), agevolazione fiscale [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-tax_break-en-noun-uPKCl95P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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