Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.

    Vermeidung

    deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

  2. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)The act of annulling; annulment.

  3. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

  4. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)The act of dismissing a person.

  5. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)The act of quitting a position or benefice.

  6. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. There's a fine line between tax minimization and tax avoidance.

    ruМежду минимизацией налоговых затрат и уклонением от уплаты налогов проходит тонкая грань.

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  2. This is an egregious example of tax avoidance.

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  3. The government is cracking down on tax avoidance schemes.

    ruПравительство принимает серьёзные меры против схем ухода от налогов.

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  4. Exercising outdoors with others has become an avoidance dance.

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  5. There's a fine line between tax minimisation and tax avoidance.

    ruМежду минимизацией налоговых затрат и уклонением от уплаты налогов проходит тонкая грань.

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Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
The act of avoiding or shunning:

Origin

From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance.

From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance.

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