pre-exceptional
adjective[before noun]
ukusACCOUNTING
used infinancialreportstodescriberesultsthat arebasedon a company'snormalactivities, withoutconsideringexceptionalitems(=itemsthatrelatetounusualeventsthat do nothappenregularly)such as thesaleofassets:
Grouppre-exceptionalprofitsrose12% to £243.8 million.