pre-taxadj.adv.
/ˌpriːˈtaks/, U.S. /ˈpriˈtæks/ A. adj.
Of assets, earnings, profits, etc.: considered or calculated before the deduction of taxes.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [adjective] > before deduction of tax
pre-tax1917
1917 Frederick (Maryland) Post 31 Oct. 8/2 This will allow the dealers to sell them at the pre-tax prices of 5, 10, 15.
1933 Q. Jrnl. Econ 47 707 The degree of accuracy in the result secured by this method would depend upon..the elasticity of the pre-tax demand.
1968 N.Y. Times 12 Jan. 38 They forecast a sales gain of 8 to 10 per cent but see an almost dramatic improvement in margins as pretax earnings rise 15 to 20 per cent above those of 1967.
1997 Times 5 Mar. 28/4 The group..weighed in with a 50 per cent leap in pre-tax profits last year to £2.1 million.
B. adv.
Before the deduction of tax.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [adverb] > before deduction of tax
pre-tax1968
1968 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 7 Nov. 31/4 Courtaulds gained 7-½ at 33/6 on the latest forecast of £45 million pre-tax for the current year.
1976 Daily Tel. 17 Feb. 19 (heading) Lonrho advances 35pc pre-tax.
1984 Bookseller 1 Dec. 2232/1 Link House made £7.9 pretax last year.
2005 Business Wire (Nexis) 23 Nov. Alcoa's cost of curtailment, approximately $14 million pre-tax, will be included in the company's fourth quarter 2005 results.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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