loophole
noun /ˈluːphəʊl/
/ˈluːphəʊl/
- loophole (in something) a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written that enables people to legally avoid doing something that the law, contract, etc. had intended them to do
- a legal/tax loophole
- a law designed to close any loopholes in tax
Extra Examples- People who don't want to pay tax will exploit any loophole.
- a loophole enabling workers to take unnecessary sick leave
- a loophole in the regulations
- the gaping loopholes in our gun laws
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- security
- tax
- …
- create
- open
- find
- …
- allow somebody/something
- enable somebody/something
- let somebody/something
- …
- loophole in
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting an arrow slit): from obsolete loop ‘embrasure’ + hole.