- a hole or narrow slit in the wall of a fort, etc., for looking or shooting through
- a means of escape; esp., a means of evading or escaping an obligation, enforcement of a law or contract, etc.
Origin of loophole
loop + hole
noun
- An example of a loophole is a tiny narrow window in a castle used to shoot through at enemies.
- An example of a loophole is a person not having to pay a certain tax because of the location of their second home.
The definition of a loophole is a very thin opening in a wall, or a way of getting around or out of doing something.
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loophole
noun
- A way of avoiding or escaping a cost or legal burden that would otherwise apply by means of an omission or ambiguity in the wording of a contract or law.
- A small hole or slit in a wall, especially one through which small arms may be fired.
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loop 2 holeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural loopholes)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present loopholes, present participle loopholing, simple past and past participle loopholed)
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loophole - Investment & Finance Definition
A technicality that allows a law or tax rule to be bypassed without violating the law. The term is commonly used to refer to ways of avoiding paying taxes. When a tax loophole is discovered, the U.S. Treasury attempts to close the loophole and prosecute any current and future offenders.
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Sentence Examples
- Further, to avoid classification as a hobby, or be red-flagged as a tax loophole, a consistent effort to generate a profit needs to be shown.
- Claim to have found a legal loophole that allows consumers to erase all credit card debt.
- I told you about the loophole, and she won.t like that.
- You didn't wonder how past-Deidre learned of the loophole that let her become mortal?
- The rules about this are insurmountable; you won't find a loophole in this situation.
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