adjusted

adjective ad·just·ed

Definition of adjusted

1 :accommodated to suit a particular set of circumstances or requirements

2 :having achieved an often specified and usually harmonious relationship with the environment or with other individuals

a well-adjusted schoolchild

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Of the roughly 419,000 tax returns filed in 2014 by city residents, 214,000 — 51 percent — showed an adjusted gross income of less than $50,000.

— gene balk / fyi guy, The Seattle Times, "A city of riches? Most Seattle filers make less than $50K, IRS data show," 29 Aug. 2017
Adjusted profits of 56 cents per share easily surpassed Wall Street expectations of 43 cents, according to analysts polled by FactSet.

— dee-ann durbin, chicagotribune.com, "Ford's second quarter profit swells on tax changes," 26 July 2017
The average estimate of 22 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was for adjusted profit of $1.44 a share.

— jennifer surane, Bloomberg.com, "AmEx Starts Spending More on Reward Points to Retain Customers," 19 July 2017
The results topped the adjusted 59 cents per share that the 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research expected on average.

— josh funk, The Seattle Times, "CSX railroad delivers 15 percent improvement in 2Q profit," 18 July 2017
NTA serves a mostly African-American student body, and the adjusted plans, which CPS officials detailed during a community meeting Monday night, did little to alleviate tension between proponents and opponents of the changeover.

— juan perez jr., chicagotribune.com, "CPS proposes phase-in for new South Loop high school," 10 July 2017
The National Association of Realtors reported Thursday existing home sales, a much larger market than new homes, increased 1.1 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual sales rate of 5.62 million.

— Washington Post, "New homes sales rebounded 2.9 percent in May," 23 June 2017
The company now expects full-year adjusted earnings per share of $5.84 to $5.91, compared with a previous forecast of $5.70 to $5.87.

— reuters, Fortune, "Accenture’s Bet on Cloud and Digital Services Is Paying Off," 22 June 2017
Carnival is expecting adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter 2017 to be in the range of $2.16 to $2.20, compared to $1.92 in the 2016 period.

— arlene satchell, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Cruise giant Carnival Corp. posts quarterly profit decline, but lifts 2017 outlook," 22 June 2017

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