shelter

/ˈʃeltər/ noun [C or U] TAX

Definition

› a way to legally avoid paying tax: shelter from sth These investments continue to offer shelter from capital gains tax.

→ See also tax shelter

(Definition of shelter noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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