take-home pay

noun

: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)

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And the joy of having more take-home pay now would evaporate when the bills start coming due. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 Child care for Gray’s youngest son is $22,000 a year – nearly 20% of her family’s take-home pay and their second-largest monthly expense after rent. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 At the time of the podcast’s recording, the couple was allocating 14% of their take-home pay toward retirement and other post-tax investments. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024 That would be a quarter of Patterson’s take-home pay, almost twice what consumer finance experts recommend. Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take-home pay 

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of take-home pay was in 1942

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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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take-home pay

noun
ˌtāk-ˌhōm-
: the part of one's salary or wages remaining after deductions (as of income tax payments or union dues)

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