pretax
adjective
pre·tax
ˌprē-ˈtaks 
variants
or pre-tax
: existing before provision for taxes : before taxes are deducted
pretax earnings/profits
The most common self-directed plans, 401(k) plans, leave it up to employees to voluntarily contribute part of their pretax salary.—
Ellen E. Schultz
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Shariah-compliant finance now contributes over 25% of pretax profits for Maybank, No. 17 on Fortune’s inaugural Southeast Asia 500 list.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
For the full-year 2023, GM pretax profits dropped more than 14% to $12.4 billion compared with $14.5 billion in 2022, according to Free Press reports.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
While adjusted pretax profits and cash flow will remain the primary financial performance measures, the plan will also incorporate specific performance measures connected to performance of gasoline vehicles, EVs, AV launches and software and services.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
Inequality is rooted in countries’ pretax income distributions.
—Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
For the full-year 2023, GM pretax profits dropped more than 14% to $12.4 billion compared with $14.5 billion in 2022, according to Free Press reports.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
While adjusted pretax profits and cash flow will remain the primary financial performance measures, the plan will also incorporate specific performance measures connected to performance of gasoline vehicles, EVs, AV launches and software and services.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
Inequality is rooted in countries’ pretax income distributions.
—Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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“Pretax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretax. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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