after-tax

adjective

af·​ter-tax ˈaf-tər-ˈtaks How to pronounce after-tax (audio)
: remaining after payment of taxes and especially of income tax
an after-tax profit

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The higher prices and loss of spending power would hit low-income families especially hard, the group said, because low-income households spend three times as much of their after-tax income on apparel compared with high-income households. Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 The think tank also estimated for those in the bottom half of U.S. income brackets, Trump’s tariff proposals would reduce households’ after-tax income by approximately 3.5%. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Trump’s plan would reduce average after-tax incomes by almost 3%, according to the tax think tank. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024 The company posted an after-tax profit of 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) for the second quarter, a six-percent drop from the same period last year. Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for after-tax 

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of after-tax was in 1944

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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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