after tax

after tax — adverb

1. used to describe the amount of money that is left once income tax or other compu

1.副詞B1
釋義

used to describe the amount of money that is left once income tax or other compulsory deductions have been subtracted from what you earned or received.

例句

Rin's monthly salary after tax is enough to cover rent, food, and savings.

collocation: salary after tax

Sofia received a bonus of six thousand dollars after tax for her excellent project work.

同義詞
  • net

    often replaces 'after tax' in financial contexts ('net salary' means the same as 'salary after tax')

  • take-home

    more informal and usually only applies to wages or salary ('take-home pay')

反義詞
  • before tax

    the gross amount before any deductions

  • gross

    the total amount before tax or other deductions are subtracted

文法句型

[amount/noun] + after tax

用法筆記

Commonly follows nouns such as 'salary', 'income', 'earnings', 'bonus', 'profit', or 'price'. The phrase can also come before a noun as a modifier, e.g. 'after-tax income'.

常見錯誤

❌My after-tax salary is 3000 dollars every month and then I pay bills.
✅My salary after tax is 3000 dollars every month, and then I pay my bills.
💡'after tax' already includes the deduction; do not add extra tax or bill payments in the same clause.