tax-exempt
adjective
tax-ex·empt
ˌtaks-ig-ˈzem(p)t 
1
: exempted from a tax
2
: bearing interest that is free from federal or state income tax
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President Donald Trump has also expressed interest in revoking the university's tax-exempt status.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 29 May 2025
The Trump administration has already ordered federal agencies to cancel roughly $100 million in contracts with Harvard, canceled more than $2.6 billion in federal research grants and threatened the school’s tax-exempt status.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The administration is pushing to cut roughly $100 million in contracts with the school, block international student enrollment, and revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The ruling comes amid a heated battle between Harvard and President Trump, who has also targeted its federal funding and called for its tax-exempt status to be revoked.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 29 May 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 29 May 2025
The Trump administration has already ordered federal agencies to cancel roughly $100 million in contracts with Harvard, canceled more than $2.6 billion in federal research grants and threatened the school’s tax-exempt status.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The administration is pushing to cut roughly $100 million in contracts with the school, block international student enrollment, and revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The ruling comes amid a heated battle between Harvard and President Trump, who has also targeted its federal funding and called for its tax-exempt status to be revoked.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 29 May 2025
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“Tax-exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax-exempt. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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