pretax
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3.7
Describes when an amount is shown before you pay taxes on it
- adverb
- /ˈpriːˌtæks/
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bruto
- Investors often compare pretax earnings to evaluate a business's performance.
Examples
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The company reported a pretax profit of two million dollars this quarter.
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Her pretax income was higher than expected, but she still owed a lot in taxes.
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The pretax income is reported on the first page of the tax return.
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She earned a pretax salary of $50,000 last year.
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The company reported a pretax profit of two million dollars this quarter.
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Investors often compare pretax earnings to evaluate a business's performance.
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She earned a pretax salary of $50,000 last year.
Synonyms
97
2.9
An amount of money before costs or taxes are taken away
refers only to amounts before tax deductions
Surface Forms
pretax positive
Morphology
Etymology
Pretax comes from pre- 'before' and tax 'tax', so it tells us something happens 'before tax' is added or taken away, as when we talk about results shown pretax.