dodge
verb [ T ]
informal uk/dɒdʒ/ usto avoid something, especially illegally:
He has repeatedly dodged questions from reporters.
The company filed for bankruptcy, seeking to dodge $445,000 in debts.
Many people caught dodging tax were doing so to hide capital gains made on the stock market.
dodge
noun [ C ]
informal uk/dɒdʒ/ usa way of avoiding something, sometimes illegally:
When measured in yen, trade went up by only 2%, but measuring trade in yen is a dodge, because almost all of it is conducted in dollars.
See also
tax dodge