pre-exceptionaladj.adv.
/ˌpriːᵻkˈsɛpʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌpriːᵻkˈsɛpʃən(ə)l/, /ˌpriːɛkˈsɛpʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌpriːɛkˈsɛpʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌpriᵻkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəl/, /ˌpriɛkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəl/ Business (chiefly British).
Of earnings, profits, losses, etc.: considered before the deduction of exceptional items. Also occasionally as adv. Cf. exceptional n. Additions.
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1984 Financial Times 24 Mar. 22/3 Analysts are looking for a slight increase in taxable profits from last year's pre-exceptional £84.7m to between £85m and £90m.
1992 Times (Nexis) 2 Apr. Earnings per share, pre-exceptional, were 8.4p, down from 11.6p.
2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Oct. Pre-exceptional losses were reduced to pounds 2.5m including some pre-opening costs associated with the new Croydon store.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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