tax-free

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See also: taxfree and tax free

English

Etymology

From tax +‎ -free.

Adjective

tax-free (not comparable)

  1. exempt from taxation

Translations

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Finnish

Etymology

From English tax-free.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tax-free (not comparable)

  1. tax-free

Usage notes

  • The declension is awkward, especially in plural. Many speakers prefer to substitute the synonymous verovapaa for inflected forms. Another possibility is to use tax-free as modifier as in tax-free-myymälä, in which case only the headword is inflected.

Declension

Inflection of tax-free (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative tax-free tax-freet
genitive tax-freen tax-freeiden
tax-freeitten
partitive tax-freetä tax-freeitä
illative tax-freehin
tax-freehen
tax-freeihin
singular plural
nominative tax-free tax-freet
accusative nom. tax-free tax-freet
gen. tax-freen
genitive tax-freen tax-freeiden
tax-freeitten
partitive tax-freetä tax-freeitä
inessive tax-freessä tax-freeissä
elative tax-freestä tax-freeistä
illative tax-freehin
tax-freehen
tax-freeihin
adessive tax-freellä tax-freeillä
ablative tax-freeltä tax-freeiltä
allative tax-freelle tax-freeille
essive tax-freenä tax-freeinä
translative tax-freeksi tax-freeiksi
abessive tax-freettä tax-freeittä
instructive tax-freein
comitative tax-freeine
Possessive forms of tax-free (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Synonyms

Noun

tax-free

  1. Ellipsis of tax-free-myymälä (tax-free shop).

Usage notes

  • The full form is easier to inflect, as the inflection of tax-free is unwieldy at times.

Declension

Inflection of tax-free (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative tax-free tax-freet
genitive tax-freen tax-freeiden
tax-freeitten
partitive tax-freetä tax-freeitä
illative tax-freehin
tax-freehen
tax-freeihin
singular plural
nominative tax-free tax-freet
accusative nom. tax-free tax-freet
gen. tax-freen
genitive tax-freen tax-freeiden
tax-freeitten
partitive tax-freetä tax-freeitä
inessive tax-freessä tax-freeissä
elative tax-freestä tax-freeistä
illative tax-freehin
tax-freehen
tax-freeihin
adessive tax-freellä tax-freeillä
ablative tax-freeltä tax-freeiltä
allative tax-freelle tax-freeille
essive tax-freenä tax-freeinä
translative tax-freeksi tax-freeiksi
abessive tax-freettä tax-freeittä
instructive tax-freein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tax-free (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds