adjusted
adjective
ad·just·ed
Definition of adjusted
1
: accommodated to suit a particular set of circumstances or requirements
2
: having achieved an often specified and usually harmonious relationship with the environment or with other individuals
a well-adjusted schoolchild
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The company reported adjusted earnings of 58 cents per share, above 55 cents estimated by analysts. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "HP CEO Weisler set to step down in November," 22 Aug. 2019 The department store chain's stock tanked as much as 18% on Wednesday, after cutting its 2019 adjusted profit on the heels of huge markdowns on products that flopped with customers. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, "Macy’s Stock Tanks As Old Problems Prove Intractable," 14 Aug. 2019 Analysts had forecast adjusted earnings of 26 cents per share on sales of $430 million. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Callaway Golf posts record revenue but lower earnings as apparel takes larger role," 8 Aug. 2019 The Fortune 500 energy giant reported adjusted earnings per share for the quarter of $1.10. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Sempra misses Wall Street estimates for Q2 but still posts $354 million profit," 2 Aug. 2019 Facebook's adjusted profit came in at $1.99 a share, which beat Wall Street's $1.88-a-share forecast. — Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, "Facebook Earnings: How Investors Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the $5 Billion FTC Fine," 24 July 2019 Analysts, on average, were expecting adjusted earnings of $2.11 per share, according to a poll by FactSet. — Time, "Facebook Says it is Under FTC Antitrust Investigation," 24 July 2019 Its adjusted profit was $1.16 per share, topping expectations of analysts, who had expected $1.07 per share. — SFChronicle.com, "Daily Briefing, June 20," 19 June 2019 The airline raised its forecast of full-year adjusted profit by 25 cents, to between $7.25 and $8.75 per share. — David Koenig, The Seattle Times, "Jet fuel spike sends 2Q profit lower at United Airlines," 17 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adjusted.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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