| 释义 |
ˈpre-tax, a. and adv.
A. adj. [pre- B. 2.] Designating gross assets, earnings, funds, or profits considered before the deduction of tax.
1963Times 7 June 17/2 Group pre-tax profit is {pstlg}124,000, {pstlg}14,000 more than forecast, and after tax of {pstlg}64,000 there is available to the holding company nearly {pstlg}60,000. 1968N.Y. Times 12 Jan. 38 They forecast a sales gain of 8 to 10 per cent but see an almost dramatic improvement in margins as pretax earnings rise 15 to 20 per cent above those of 1967. 1969Times 2 May 28/5 Pre-tax profits are up from {pstlg}810,000 to {pstlg}930,000. 1977New Yorker 29 Aug. 47/1 They'd give me five percent of the pretax profit.
B. adv. [pre- B. 2 c.] Before the deduction of tax.
1976Daily Tel. 17 Feb. 19 (heading) Lonrho advances 35pc pre-tax. Ibid. 16 July 17/1 It is encouraging to see a {pstlg}4·57 million turnround to interim profits of {pstlg}3·61 million pre-tax. |