pretax
Pretax money is money you put into an account before the government takes income tax out of it, meaning you get a tax break now but will owe taxes when you take the money out later.
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- pretax contribution
Money you put into an account before the government counts it as income, which lowers the amount of your paycheck that gets taxed right away.
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