"EBITDA" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /iːbɪtˈdɑː/, /əˈbɪtdɑː/, /ˈɛbɪtdɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-EBITDA.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} EBITDA (uncountable)
  1. (accounting) Acronym of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, revenue after the subtraction of dividends but before the deduction of interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, revenue after the subtraction of dividends but before the deduction of interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization Coordinate_terms: EBIT, EBITA Translations (accounting term): 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) (Chinese Mandarin), käyttökate (Finnish)
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