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top-slicing

top-slicing noun: a means of spreading a single year's chargeable event gain (CEG) over a number of years, for the purpose of calculating how much income tax is due.

Noun

top-slicing (uncountable)

  1. A means of spreading a single year's chargeable event gain (CEG) over a number of years, for the purpose of calculating how much income tax is due.
  2. (UK) An arrangement whereby part of an educational institution's income is set aside to fund operational costs.
  3. (UK) A proposed system whereby part of the television licence fee would be used to fund the rollout of superfast broadband.

Questions about top-slicing

What does top-slicing mean?
Top-slicing means a means of spreading a single year's chargeable event gain (CEG) over a number of years, for the purpose of calculating how much income tax is due.
What part of speech is top-slicing?
Top-slicing is a noun.

Words near top-slicing in the dictionary

  1. top-sawyer
  2. top-secret
  3. top-selling
  4. top-shaped
  5. top-shelf
  6. top-slicing
  7. top-spinner
  8. top-spinners
  9. top-tick
  10. top-ticked
  11. top-ticking

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