Vocabulary
Evasion
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action of evading something.
Urdu meaning
حیلہ بہانہ، ٹال جانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Besides making it easier for taxpayers to file their returns on their own without requiring any hired professional help, the move should go a long way in helping the FBR detect short-filing and evasion.
- It is, therefore, crucial to support any government action that aims at broadening the tax base, and punishes evasion and fraud in order to reduce the burden on compliant salaried individuals and corporate businesses.
- So, the bank earns the rebate, facilitating tax evasion by the exporter while distorting macroeconomic data and the classification of exports.
- Tax amnesty, in any form, is a bad idea as it encourages evasion and theft besides discriminating against honest taxpayers.
- The purpose and objective of criminalising tax fraud and tax evasion is retribution and deterrence which is achieved through punishment or fine or both.
Synonyms
avoidance, eluding, dodging, elusion, bypassing, sidestepping, circumvention, shunning,
Curator example
“their adroit evasion of almost all questions”
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