before tax

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
before/bɪˈfɔː(r)/

▶preposition, conjunction, & adverb

• 1 during the period of time preceding.

• 2 in front of.

  ■ in front of and required to answer to (a court of law, tribunal, or other authority).

• 3 in preference to; with a higher priority than.

– origin OE beforan (see by, fore), of Gmc origin.