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tax haven

noun

Etymology

Compound of tax + haven.

  1. inherited from *kh₂pnós✻
  2. derived from *habą✻
  3. inherited from *habnō✻
  4. inherited from *habanu✻
  5. inherited from hæfen
  6. inherited from haven
  7. compounded as tax haven — “tax + haven”

Definitions

  1. A jurisdiction that levies low tax rates on certain economic activities, especially to…

    A jurisdiction that levies low tax rates on certain economic activities, especially to attract wealthy individuals and foreign businesses.

    • Such colonies claim to be "more British than the British", except that they pay no UK tax and act as tax havens for funds from Britain. Gibraltar has made a particular specialism of internet gambling.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA