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tax haven

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

Noun

tax haven (plural tax havens)

  1. 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.2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian

tax haven meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian

tax haven in Hindi

country that levies low taxes on foreign businesses
कर का स्वर्ग kar kā svarg

tax haven in Tamil

வரிவிலக்குச் சூழல், வரி ஏமாற்று புகலிடம்

tax haven in Arabic

country that levies low taxes on foreign businesses
مَلَاذ ضَرِيبِيّ malāḏ ḍarībiyy

tax haven in Indonesian

country that levies low taxes on foreign businesses
suaka pajak
More languagesFewer languages
tax haven in Vietnamese
thiên đường thuế

Forms of tax haven

pluraltax havens

Origin of tax haven

Compound of tax + haven.

Questions about tax haven

What does tax haven mean?
Tax haven means a jurisdiction that levies low tax rates on certain economic activities, especially to attract wealthy individuals and foreign businesses.
What is tax haven in Hindi?
Tax haven in Hindi is कर का स्वर्ग (kar kā svarg). See Tax haven meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is tax haven?
Tax haven is a noun.
What is the plural of tax haven?
The plural of tax haven is tax havens.

Words near tax haven in the dictionary

  1. tax file numbers
  2. tax fraud
  3. tax frauds
  4. tax free
  5. Tax Freedom Day
  6. tax haven
  7. tax havens
  8. tax hike
  9. tax hikes
  10. tax horsepower
  11. tax in

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