Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretax

/pɹˈitˈæks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: pre-tax
IPA: /pɹˈitˈæks/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the payment of taxes.

verb

To tax before the action being taxed occurs.

Example Sentences

"But you wouldn't just owe tax on the funds you're converting; you'd also have to take the pretax contributions and gains in all your non-Roth IRAs into account."
"It is the motion that says let us rescind this part that pretaxes breaking the law or that causes me to pay the penalty for other people breaking the law . Let us rescind that. If all members vote in favour of that it will pass and we […]"
"Although cash flows arising after the sale to the nonprofit are not taxed when they arise, that result is perfectly appropriate because the cash flows were pretaxed (in expected present value) at the time of the sale."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English tax English pretax From pre- + tax.

Inflected Forms

pre-tax (alternative) pretaxes (present, singular) pretaxing (participle, present) pretaxed (participle, past) pretaxed (past)

Rhymes With

tax attacks max tracks relax blacks backs packs wax cracks lacks snacks

Questions

How do you pronounce pretax?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˈitˈæks/.
What does pretax mean?: Before the payment of taxes.
Where does pretax come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English tax English pretax From pre- + tax.

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