Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carryback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-ry-back
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An income tax loss or credit that can be applied to offset previously taxed income or taxes paid, respectively.

Example Sentences

"Current theft loss rules typically allow losses to be carried back three years and forward 20 years, but the I.R.S plan will allow carrybacks of as many as five years, generally if the loss is for a small business with gross annual receipts of less than $15 million."

Etymology

From carry + back.

Inflected Forms

carrybacks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

carryforward

Questions

What does carryback mean?: An income tax loss or credit that can be applied to offset previously taxed income or taxes paid, respectively.
Where does carryback come from?: From carry + back.

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