avoidance
The act of avoiding or shunningThe act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
» There's a fine line between tax minimization and tax avoidance.
Между минимизацией налоговых затрат и уклонением от уплаты налогов проходит тонкая грань. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(uncountable, usually)The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
Vermeidung
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)The act of annulling; annulment.
(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.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)The act of dismissing a person.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)The act of quitting a position or benefice.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.
Examples
10 sentencesThere's a fine line between tax minimization and tax avoidance.
ruМежду минимизацией налоговых затрат и уклонением от уплаты налогов проходит тонкая грань. — odexed
This is an egregious example of tax avoidance.
The government is cracking down on tax avoidance schemes.
ruПравительство принимает серьёзные меры против схем ухода от налогов. — megaton
Exercising outdoors with others has become an avoidance dance.
There's a fine line between tax minimisation and tax avoidance.
ruМежду минимизацией налоговых затрат и уклонением от уплаты налогов проходит тонкая грань. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance.From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance.
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Forms
plural: avoidancesSynonyms
11 synonyms- deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening:turning awayshunningdodging
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable