See Also: avoidance-avoidance conflict(medicine)
swank(1)(dictionary)
swank(2)(dictionary)
Swank Frank(tourism)
swank 1, verb(dictionary)
swank 2, noun(dictionary)
SWANK INTERNATIONAL MFG(finance)
avoidance(dictionary)
Tax avoidance(finance)
Tax Avoidance(money)

swank(2) (iou) and tax avoidance (oh)


swank(2) (iou)



swank verb, noun, & adjective2. colloq. (orig. dial.). E19.
[Origin unkn.]
A. verb intrans.
Behave or speak ostentatiously, swagger, boast; gen. make pretence. E19.
V. S. Pritchett A nondescript moneyed merchant who swanks about, giving orders to everyone.
Work hard, swot. L19.
b. noun.
Ostentatious behaviour or talk; swagger; pretence. M19.
R. Crompton Wot they want wiv such big 'ouses? Swank! That's all it is.
= swanker. E20.
C. adjective. Esp. of a building: stylish, expensive, luxurious. Chiefly US. E20.
swanker noun a person who swanks M19.

tax avoidance (oh)



n [U]
the practice of trying to pay less tax in legal ways
-see also tax evasion tax evasion