take-home pay
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noun
the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.
Origin:
1940–45
1940–45
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| take-home pay | |
| —n | |
| the remainder of one's pay after all income tax and other compulsory deductions have been made | |
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Take-home pay
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
take-home pay definition
Pay after deductions for taxes, Social Security, insurance, and other services.
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Example sentences
Net pay, or take-home pay, is the amount the employee receives after deductions.
In many cases, you see an increase in your take-home pay.
The training interfered with their productivity in the short term, and hence with their take-home pay.
The lowering of marginal rates would increase workers' take-home pay for additional hours of work.
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