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pretax

[ pree-taks ]

/ priˈtæks /

adjective, adverb

prior to the payment of taxes: pretax income; bonds earning 12 percent pretax.

Origin of pretax

First recorded in 1940–45; pre- + tax

Words nearby pretax

presystolic thrill, pret., preta, pretarsal, pretarsus, pretax, preteen, pretence, pretend, pretended, pretender

Example sentences from the Web for pretax

Yet Boeing has paid zero federal income taxes in the past decade, despite bringing in $32 billion of pretax profits.

Obama’s Cut to the Corporate Tax Rate Is a Crafty Political Ploy |Nomi Prins |February 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST