after-tax

adjective

af·​ter-tax ˈaf-tər-ˈtaks How to pronounce after-tax (audio)
: remaining after payment of taxes and especially of income tax
an after-tax profit

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The Tax Foundation projects people in those middle percentiles would see their after-tax income go up by between 0.7% and 0.9% after the tax deduction, versus only going up by 0.1% to 0.4% from a tax cut on Social Security payments. Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 An analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center this week found that those earning from $460,000 to $1.1 million would get an average tax cut of $21,000, increasing their after-tax incomes by 4.4%. David Lightman updated July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025 The top 20% of U.S. households (earning more than $217,000 a year) would get a tax cut equivalent to 3.4% of their after-tax income in 2026, according to the Tax Policy Center. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2025 According to the 2024 Fidelity Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, a 65-year-old retiring today may need approximately $165,000 in after-tax savings just to cover medical expenses. Justin Kittle, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for after-tax

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of after-tax was in 1944

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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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