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shelter

 
 
/ˈʃeltər/ verb [T] TAX

Definition

US if you shelter income, you find a legal way to avoid paying tax on it: shelter savings/assetsshelter sth from sb/sth The company needs to act now to shelter its assets from the taxman.
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