after-tax
adjective
af·ter-tax
ˈaf-tər-ˈtaks 
: remaining after payment of taxes and especially of income tax
an after-tax profit
Examples of after-tax in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The tax break may provide an average $670 increase in after-tax income per eligible senior, according to the Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the president's office.
—
Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Institutional asset managers, whose client base is primarily tax-exempt pensions and endowments, are not built to optimize for after-tax returns.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026
As TurboTax explains, traditional IRA contributions are usually made with after-tax dollars.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
In the settlement, Spacey agreed to pay out the $1 million over a period of years in installments equal to 10% of his after-tax income.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for after-tax
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Institutional asset managers, whose client base is primarily tax-exempt pensions and endowments, are not built to optimize for after-tax returns.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026
As TurboTax explains, traditional IRA contributions are usually made with after-tax dollars.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
In the settlement, Spacey agreed to pay out the $1 million over a period of years in installments equal to 10% of his after-tax income.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for after-tax
Cite this Entry
“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
