Used in a Sentence

loopholes

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for loopholes.

Editorial note

There are deliberate loopholes - a company can register for VAT, for example - and there are unintended loopholes.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of loopholes gathered in one view.

noun

(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

noun

(historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for loopholes.

noun

(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

noun

(historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.

Example sentences

1

There are deliberate loopholes - a company can register for VAT, for example - and there are unintended loopholes.

2

Most republican proposals called for cutting the nominal rate, while getting rid of all the loopholes.

3

Finding loopholes in complicated systems to me seems like a type of arbitrage mor than anything.

4

While that's a good approach, it has the problem that it starts another cycle of adding loopholes for the usual considerations.

5

If it's covered by law and you qualify, you most certainly can use similar loopholes.

6

It would be enormously distortive and would have so many loopholes that the unintended side effects would be of epic proportions.

7

The wealthy are able to avoid this since they can afford to pay an army of lawyers to channel their wealth through loopholes.

8

US privacy laws have loopholes you can drive a truck through.

9

And because they each have their own definition, when taken together you'll always find overlaps that cause strange interactions, or places where there areas between defined domains allow creative loopholes.

10

If something happens and you need to find a new job, you wont have to worry about having to find one that will be willing to risk dealing with visa loopholes.

11

There are also a bunch of small-business loopholes here where you're allowed to write down the whole value all at once, all of which I don't really understand.

12

I offered an extra credit bounty to anyone who could write arbitrary grades to their repo without getting caught, and had a few students discover some clever loopholes.

Quote examples

1

Despite the fact they likely use similar "loopholes" in their own taxes and justify it in some way.

2

That's the thing, many times what people call "loopholes" are actually badly written tax laws.

3

It is possible that these sites exist as new financial "loopholes", transferring tax-money from the government to private contractors without much oversight.

4

I've never understood the point of vilifying companies for using "loopholes" to pay less taxes.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use loopholes in a sentence?

There are deliberate loopholes - a company can register for VAT, for example - and there are unintended loopholes.

What does loopholes mean?

(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

What part of speech is loopholes?

loopholes is commonly used as noun.