pre-tax ˈpre-tax also pretax adjective [only before a noun]
a company's pre-tax profit, loss etc is calculated before tax is taken away:
• Latest quarter net loss of $256.7 million includes $400 million pretax restructuring charge.
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pre-tax UK US (also pretax) /ˌpriːˈtæks/ adjective [before noun]
► TAX, 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.
Financial and business terms. 2012.