Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• PROFIT AFTER TAX (PAT)
  
  the net profit earned by the company after deducting all expenses like interest, depreciation and tax. PAT can be fully retained by a company to be used in the business. Dividends, if declared, are paid to the share holders from this residue.
  
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