Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tax shield

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: tax shield
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reduction in income taxes that results from taking an allowable deduction from taxable income.

Inflected Forms

tax shields (plural)

Questions

What does tax shield mean?: The reduction in income taxes that results from taking an allowable deduction from taxable income.

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