different between preta vs pretax

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (preta).

Noun

preta (plural pretas)

1. A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is to never be sated)

Translations

Anagrams

• Peart, Petra, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, petra, prate, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap

Esperanto

Etymology

From French prêt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?preta/
• Hyphenation: pre?ta
• Rhymes: -eta

Adjective

preta (accusative singular pretan, plural pretaj, accusative plural pretajn)

1. ready, set (prepared)

Derived terms

Garo

Verb

preta (intransitive)

1. to burst

Related terms

• breta

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin petra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pr?ta/

Noun

preta f (plural pprete)

1. stone

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?e.t?/

Adjective

preta

1. feminine singular of preto

Noun

preta f (plural pretas)

1. female equivalent of preto

English

Alternative forms

• pre-tax

Etymology

pre- +? tax

Adjective

pretax (not comparable)

1. Before the payment of taxes.

Translations

Anagrams

• rex-pat