indirect tax
- n a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations
indirect transmission
- n a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector
indirection
- n indirect procedure or action
he tried to find out by indirection - n deceitful action that is not straightforward
he could see through the indirections of diplomats
indirectness
- n having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
indispensability
- n the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
indispensableness
- n the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
indisposition
- n a slight illness
- n a certain degree of unwillingness
his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
indisputability
- n the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt
indistinctness
- n the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
indium
- n a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
individual retirement account
- n a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
individualisation
- n discriminating the individual from the generic group or species