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untaxed

/ʌnˈtækst/ /ʌnˈtækstɪd/

Meanings
adjective
Not subject to being taxed.

Examples :

"During August, clothes costing less than $75 are untaxed, to try to help the poor to buy clothes and the merchants to make money."
economy finance government business

Related Words

Illustration clothes

clothes noun

/kləʊ(ð)z/ /kloʊ(ð)z/ /kləʊðz/ /kloʊðz/

A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.

"My sister bought new clothes for her school dance. "

Illustration required

required verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher required the students to bring their textbooks to class every day. "

Illustration capacity

capacity noun

/kəˈpæsɪti/

The ability to hold, receive or absorb

"The water bottle's capacity is 500 milliliters. "

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration selling

selling verb

/ˈsɛlɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

"The bakery is selling bread to customers. "

Illustration cigarettes

cigarettes noun

/ˌsɪɡəˈrɛts/ /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛtəs/

Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.

"My grandfather used to keep a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket. "

Illustration strained

strained verb

/stɹeɪ̯nd/

To hold tightly, to clasp.

"The little girl strained her teddy bear to her chest, comforting herself after a bad dream. "

Illustration merchants

merchants noun

/ˈmɜːtʃənts/ /ˈmɝtʃənts/

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

"The merchants at the farmers market sold fresh fruits and vegetables. "

Illustration costing

costing verb

/ˈkɔstɪŋ/ /ˈkɒstɪŋ/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

"It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

Illustration bootleggers

bootleggers noun

/ˈbuːtleɡərz/

An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

"During Prohibition, bootleggers made a lot of money selling illegal alcohol to people who wanted to drink. "

Illustration subject

subject adjective

/ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

"The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. "

Illustration working

working noun

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/

(usually in the plural) Operation; action.

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "