Meanings
- abbreviationacronymuncountableaccountingAcronym of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, revenue after the subtraction of dividends but before the deduction of interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
As a result, “adjusted taxable income” corresponds with the financial accounting concept of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA).
2025 May 28, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, in United States House Committee on Ways & Means, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025, page 22
Synonyms & antonyms
nounincome before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 稅息折舊及攤銷前利潤 /税息折旧及摊销前利润
- 稅息折舊及攤銷前利潤 /税息折旧及摊销前利润 (shuì xī zhéjiù jí tānxiāo qián lìrùn)accounting term
Finnish käyttökate
- käyttökateaccounting term
Spanish ebitda
- ebitdaaccounting term
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Cite this entry
EBITDA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EBITDA
“EBITDA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EBITDA. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “EBITDA,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EBITDA.
Source: EBITDA on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.