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

For example, financial advisors may recommend placing assets with high-growth potential, such as stocks and mutual funds, in a Roth account for eventual tax-free withdrawals, while holding more tax-efficient assets, such as municipal bond funds, in your personal after-tax or brokerage accounts. —Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026

Roth IRAs are funded with after-tax money, but withdrawals are tax-free. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

The retailer is trying to get out of the rut that had its net earnings fall 19.3 percent to $689 million in the third quarter, including $120 million in after-tax costs to cut 1,800 corporate jobs. —Evan Clark, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025

The after-tax wages of Americans in the lowest-income group grew just 1.3% year-over-year this July, down from 1.6% in the month before, according to the Bank of America Institute. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for after-tax

• almanacs
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• minimax
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• telefax