pretax

American  

[pree-taks] / priˈtæks /

adjective

1. prior to the payment of taxes: taxis: tax.

   pretax income; bonds earning 12 percent pretax.

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Etymology

Origin of pretax

First recorded in 1940–45; pre- + tax

Example Sentences

Shares in Persimmon PSN 7.68%increase; green up pointing triangle rose after the company said pretax profit increased for the year and it guided for growth in the year ahead.

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Pretax profit for the year rose to 397.3 million pounds from 359.1 million pounds in 2024, with revenue of 3.75 billion pounds up from 3.20 billion pounds the year prior.

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On an adjusted basis, pretax profit was 445.6 million pounds compared with 395.1 million pounds a year earlier.

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Still, the company said it was monitoring the situation in Iran and that, assuming the conflict and its effect were short, it expected to deliver sales of around 12,000 to 12,500 this year, with adjusted pretax profit in line with views of 470 million pounds.

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Berenberg lifts its estimate on Bloomsbury’s adjusted pretax profit for fiscal 2027 by 13% as a result.

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