Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dutch sandwich

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: dutch sand-wich
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of tax avoidance, based on the Double Irish arrangement, in which revenues from income of sales of the products shipped by the second Irish company are first booked by a shell company in the Netherlands, taking advantage of generous tax laws there.

Etymology

The two Irish holding companies can be imagined as "bread", with the Netherlands company as a filling between them.

Inflected Forms

Dutch sandwiches (plural)

Questions

What does dutch sandwich mean?: A form of tax avoidance, based on the Double Irish arrangement, in which revenues from income of sales of the products shipped by the second Irish company are first booked by a shell company in the Netherlands, taking advantage of generous tax laws there.
Where does dutch sandwich come from?: The two Irish holding companies can be imagined as "bread", with the Netherlands company as a filling between them.

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