pre-taxadjective [ before noun ]
also pretax /ˌpriːˈtæks/ukusTAX, ACCOUNTING before tax is paid:
They will spend more than 15% of their pre-tax income on health care costs.
Full-year pre-tax earnings rose approximately 8% to $670 million from $620 million.
pretax profits/loss The company had a pre-tax loss of £4.5 million.