(transitive, AU, finance) To restore (a share capital account) from a tainted state by paying the necessary tax, etc.
(transitive, AU, finance) To restore (a share capital account) from a tainted state by paying the necessary tax, etc.
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Made unclean or impure.
(AU, finance) Being or relating to a refund of the contributions tax paid within a taxed superannuation account, in the event of a member's death.
(transitive, slang) To take all money or possessions from.
(US, _, taxation, _, legal) Money that a party is entitled to keep under one tax provision but is taken by another tax provision.
(transitive, computing, programming) To mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.
"untaint" means: To mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"untaint" means: To mark (a previously tainted variable) as safe.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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