desgravar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ gravar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desɡɾaˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧gra‧var

Verb

desgravar (first-person singular present desgravo, first-person singular preterite desgravé, past participle desgravado)

  1. (finance) to deduct, write off
    • 2015 September 27, “Los fiascos del ‘Made in Germany’”, in El País:
      La gran industria alemana se benefició hasta 1998 de un interesado vacío legal que le permitió pagar sobornos en medio planeta y desgravar de impuestos el dinero utilizado para obtener contratos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to claim back tax

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