Aug 15, 2007 03:08
17 yrs ago
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English term

"Tax inclusive" versus "Tax included"

English Bus/Financial Finance (general)
What are the differences between "tax inclusive" and "tax included"? Can both of them be used interchangeably?

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Same thing...

There are no differences in meaning between the two versions. They can be used interchangeably. The only difference is:
"inclusive" - is an adjective and "included" is the past participle of the verb 'include". For instance: "an inclusive fee" - and - "fee is included" or "fee included" (when the context is already made clear to the listener or reader.)
In your case, they mean the same thing - just expressed in two different ways.

Hope it makes more sense to you now.

M.

Note from asker:
Thanks for your quick response!
Peer comment(s):

agree dragonrider : right, there is no different meaning
1 hr
Thank you!
agree David Haymes : the variants "inclusive of tax" and "including tax" also mean the same thing
5 hrs
Many thanks, David!
agree claudia bagnardi : same thing. Yes. Saludos. Claudia
11 hrs
Gracias, Clauida!
agree Elena Aleksandrova
13 hrs
Thanks again, Elena!
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