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non-tax

non-tax

3.7
Not paid as tax, for example some benefits or donations
  • adjective
  • /nɒn-tæks/
translation icon : no imponible
  • The report separates non-tax revenue from funds collected through taxes.

Examples

  • Certain non-tax benefits are provided to employees as part of their compensation.

  • The organization receives non-tax income from donations and grants.

  • The government introduced a non-tax incentive for small businesses.

  • Many non-tax revenues help fund public services.

  • The organization receives non-tax income from donations and grants.

  • Certain non-tax benefits are provided to employees as part of their compensation.

  • The report separates non-tax revenue from funds collected through taxes.

Synonyms

exempt
vsnon-tax
71 4.4

Not required to do something others must do, for example paying tax

is specific to absence of taxation rather than any general relief from duties
tax-free
vsnon-tax
27 2.9

The government does not take money from something you buy or money you earn

is used more generally for anything not subject to taxation
tax-exempt
vsnon-tax
15 4.6

You do not have to pay tax on income or a purchase

is broader, meaning simply not related to taxation rather than formal legal status
untaxed
vsnon-tax
2 4.4

Not having money paid to the government for goods or money you get

means legally outside taxation rather than merely not taxed at present
nontaxable
vsnon-tax
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The government does not make you pay money for it

is the more general term for not being subject to tax
untaxable
vsnon-tax
1 5.0

Not required by law to pay tax

is a more general phrase meaning not related to taxation in any way

Antonyms

taxable
22 3.7

That you must pay tax on

How Taxable

taxable
22 3.7
non-tax
3.7
tax-exempt
15 4.6

Surface Forms

non-tax positive

Morphology

non-tax = tax (transparent) = non + tax

The negative prefix 'non-' added to 'tax' yields a straightforward meaning 'not subject to taxation', which learners can derive from the parts.

Etymology

Non-tax combines the prefix non- meaning 'not' and tax meaning 'a payment to the government'. So, as an adjective it describes something that is 'not a tax', for example donations or benefits that are not taxed.