(management, accounting) An expense one has avoided incurring.

The legal exploitation of tax rules to minimize tax payments.

(astronomy) The region of the Universe in alignment with the galactic plane of the Milky Way where few galaxies were initially seen due to dust interfering with the view of ground-based telescopes.

(linguistics) a special restricted speech style in certain languages used to refer to taboo subjects, or as a sign of respect in the presence of certain people, while doing certain activities, following a death, etc., distinguished by a specialized lexicon.

The tendency of the neurons in a branched structure to turn away from each other

plural of cost avoidance

(simile) To evade or shun, if at all possible.

simple past tense and past participle of avoid like the plague.

present participle of avoid like the plague.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avoid like the plague