enterprise zone

noun

: an economically depressed area in which business growth is encouraged by the government through tax relief and financial concessions

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An enterprise zone relieved AquaBounty of 15 years of property taxes. — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025 Oregon’s enterprise zone program is used primarily by large tech companies, which collected more than $180 million in tax savings for their data centers last year. — Mike Rogoway | [email protected], oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023 The tax exemptions may be extended to 30 years if a $400 million investment is made, or a $200 million investment in an enterprise zone. — Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2024 The Motion Picture Association pushed for 20%, plus 5% bonuses for filming in a disaster area or an enterprise zone. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for enterprise zone

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First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of enterprise zone was in 1978

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“Enterprise zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterprise%20zone. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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