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Definition of "after-tax" []

  • Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after-tax profits. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "after-tax" in a sentence
  • "On Thursday, in reporting messy first-quarter results that reflected a steep year-on-year plunge in net income to $269 million but an improvement in what AIG called after-tax operating income to $2 billion from $637 million, the company listed a number of "aspirational goals" it aims to achieve in the next five years."
  • "Cash flow is normally defined as after-tax earnings, adding back depreciation and other noncash charges."
  • "Cash flow, as you may remember from chapter 3, is normally defined as after-tax earnings, adding back depreciation and other noncash charges."