after-tax

adjective

af·​ter-tax ˈaf-tər-ˈtaks 

: remaining after payment of taxes and especially of income tax

an after-tax profit

Examples of after-tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Corporate margins have roughly tripled since 1980, and after-tax profits—below 10% of GDP for virtually all of 1950 to 2010—now exceed 12%, near the record. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

In 2022 the typical job switcher saw their after-tax pay jump nearly 18% in a single year, compared with a 7% raise for workers who stayed with their employer, according to the Bank of America Institute’s analysis of its customers’ deposit data. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Public employees can open CalPERS 457 plans, which allow investing with pre-tax and Roth after-tax contributions. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

To compensate, Abbey has been socking away 25% of her after-tax income across a Roth IRA, a brokerage account and, just this year, a health savings account. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for after-tax

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