tax break
noun
: a lower tax rate than other people have
People with small children are being given a tax break.
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This season, the average tip deduction was worth more than $7,000, while the tax break for overtime income averaged over $3,100 and seniors received an average deduction above $7,500, Bessent said.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
On the other side of the state, in Independence, two councilmembers there were voted out of office after supporting a tax break for a large data center, according to KCUR.
—Anusha Mathur, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
South Africa’s budget remains stretched and the government can’t provide consumers and businesses with relief from surging fuel prices beyond a temporary tax break, the nation’s finance minister said.
—Matthew Hill, Bloomberg, 19 Apr. 2026
Bessent outlines 'record refunds for the American public' The average tax break from the four new tax cuts was $800 and total refunds averaged more than $3,400, Bessent told reporters at the White House on April 15.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
On the other side of the state, in Independence, two councilmembers there were voted out of office after supporting a tax break for a large data center, according to KCUR.
—Anusha Mathur, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
South Africa’s budget remains stretched and the government can’t provide consumers and businesses with relief from surging fuel prices beyond a temporary tax break, the nation’s finance minister said.
—Matthew Hill, Bloomberg, 19 Apr. 2026
Bessent outlines 'record refunds for the American public' The average tax break from the four new tax cuts was $800 and total refunds averaged more than $3,400, Bessent told reporters at the White House on April 15.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Tax break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20break. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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