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Word entry · 9 letters

throwback

Best crossword clue

"Retro reminder"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈθɹəʊ.bæk/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted abchkortwStarts with TEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2H3R4O5W6B7A8C9K

Definitions

  1. characteristic of an atavist

Word origin

Deverbal from throw back.

Used in a sentence

  • It’s tempting to dismiss the 15-person outfit as out of touch. But Mayer may be onto something with Sunshine, and that’s nostalgia. Throwback tech is all the rage these days.
  • Under the throwback rule, sales into a state where the taxpayer is not taxable are “thrown back” from the destination state to the origin state by adding the nontaxable sales to the numerator in the apportionment factor.
  • Attributing the gross receipts to the Member State of origin (i.e. applying a throwback rule) constitutes a benefit for that state that is not justified by the rationale of the gross receipts factor.

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