Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tax-deferred

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
tax-de-ferred
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having tax due only at a later time; having the tax duty deferred.

Questions

What does tax-deferred mean?
Having tax due only at a later time; having the tax duty deferred.

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