pretax
adjective
pre·tax
ˌprē-ˈtaks 
variants
or pre-tax
: existing before provision for taxes : before taxes are deducted
pretax earnings/profits
The most common self-directed plans, 401(k) plans, leave it up to employees to voluntarily contribute part of their pretax salary.—
Ellen E. Schultz
Ellen E. SchultzExamples of pretax in a Sentence
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What Bloomberg Intelligence says: Next instills confidence in its reiterated guidance for £960 million in pretax profit in fiscal 2025, which is 4.6% ahead year over year, by reporting £918 million for fiscal 2024, just ahead of its target range.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
Aim to save at least 15 percent of pretax income annually for retirement, Fidelity recommends.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
For the full-year 2023, GM pretax profits dropped more than 14% to $12.4 billion compared with $14.5 billion in 2022, according to Free Press reports.
—The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Ford Blue, the company’s combustion engine unit, posted pretax earnings of $813 million during the fourth quarter, $736 million less than in 2022.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
For the full-year in 2023, pretax profits dropped more than 14% to $12.4 billion compared with $14.5 billion in 2022.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
For many scam victims, the big tax bills come after they are tricked into taking large distributions from their pretax retirement accounts and sending their savings to criminals, often overseas.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
Hipgnosis Songs Fund , which owns rights to tracks by Shakira, Blondie, Neil Young and others, said its operating pretax loss for the first half of its fiscal year widened on a fall in its portfolio value and revenue.
—Najat Kantouar, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
Ford Pro, the commercial vehicle operation, earned $1.8 billion in pretax profits, up $361 million from the prior year.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
Aim to save at least 15 percent of pretax income annually for retirement, Fidelity recommends.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
For the full-year 2023, GM pretax profits dropped more than 14% to $12.4 billion compared with $14.5 billion in 2022, according to Free Press reports.
—The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Ford Blue, the company’s combustion engine unit, posted pretax earnings of $813 million during the fourth quarter, $736 million less than in 2022.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
For the full-year in 2023, pretax profits dropped more than 14% to $12.4 billion compared with $14.5 billion in 2022.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
For many scam victims, the big tax bills come after they are tricked into taking large distributions from their pretax retirement accounts and sending their savings to criminals, often overseas.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
Hipgnosis Songs Fund , which owns rights to tracks by Shakira, Blondie, Neil Young and others, said its operating pretax loss for the first half of its fiscal year widened on a fall in its portfolio value and revenue.
—Najat Kantouar, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
Ford Pro, the commercial vehicle operation, earned $1.8 billion in pretax profits, up $361 million from the prior year.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Pretax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretax. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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