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 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 2018 Auctioneer eBay said its revenue rose 2% to $2.7 billion in the second-quarter, better than analysts expected, and adjusted earnings per share of 68 cents beat the Street by 6 cents. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why Companies Should Not Attack Back At Hackers—Data Sheet," 18 July 2019 The company reported adjusted earnings per share for the quarter of $1.37, compared to analyst expectations of $1.21. — Clare Duffy, CNN, "Microsoft's 'blow out' fourth quarter beats analyst projections by $1 billion," 18 July 2019 The company plans to pay interest on the debt from adjusted earnings, which are forecast at $265 million this year but which are expected to rise to about $300 million in coming years, according to the company. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Jack in the Box completes $1.3 billion refinancing," 9 July 2019These 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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