desgravar

v.

1 to deduct from one's tax bill.

2 to be tax-deductible.

3 to reduce the tax on.

El gobierno desgravó los autos The government reduced the tax on cars.

4 to disencumber, to free from mortgage, to disembargo, to remove the lien on.

Desgravaron la propiedad ayer They disencumbered the property yesterday.

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desgravar

► verbo transitivo

1 to deduct

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1. VT

1) [+ cantidad]

puede desgravar hasta 400 euros por cada hijo — you can claim tax relief of up to 400 euros for each child

tener un plan de pensiones puede desgravar un 10% — you can claim 10% tax relief if you have a pension plan

2) [+ producto] to eliminate tax on

la ley les desgrava estas compras — the law allows them tax relief on these purchases

2.

VI

esas inversiones desgravan — those investments are tax-deductible

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <gastos/suma> to claim tax exemption on (AmE), to claim tax relief on (BrE)

estos bonos desgravan un 15% — these bonds qualify for 15% tax exemption (AmE) o (BrE) relief

b) <producto/importación> to eliminate the tax o duty on

2.

desgravar vi to be tax-deductible

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <gastos/suma> to claim tax exemption on (AmE), to claim tax relief on (BrE)

estos bonos desgravan un 15% — these bonds qualify for 15% tax exemption (AmE) o (BrE) relief

b) <producto/importación> to eliminate the tax o duty on

2.

desgravar vi to be tax-deductible

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desgravar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹gastos/suma›

puedes desgravar hasta 180 euros por concepto de … you can claim tax exemption (AmE) o (BrE) tax relief of up to 500 euros for …, you can deduct up to 500 euros for …

estos bonos desgravan un 15% these bonds qualify for 15% tax exemption (AmE) o (BrE) tax relief

2 ‹producto/importación› to eliminate the tax o duty on

■ desgravar

vi

to be tax-deductible

estos bonos no desgravan these bonds do not qualify for tax exemption (AmE) o (BrE) tax relief o are not tax-deductible

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desgravar (conjugate desgravar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹gastos/suma› to claim tax exemption on (AmE), to claim tax relief on (BrE)

b) ‹producto/importación› to eliminate the tax o duty on

verbo intransitivo
to be tax-deductible
desgravar verbo transitivo to deduct

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desgravar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: persona] to deduct from one's tax bill;

yo desgravo los gastos de papelería I deduct the cost of stationery for tax purposes

2. [sujeto: gastos]

los alquileres desgravan un 5 por ciento 5 percent of rent can be claimed against tax

♦ vi

to be tax-deductible;

¿las minusvalías físicas desgravan? are there any tax allowances for physical disabilities?

♦ See also the pronominal verb desgravarse

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desgravar

I v/t deduct

II v/i be tax-deductible