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take-home pay

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.

uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

Their take-home pay was half their gross, but fifteen percent was for retirement.”
“A new book called When Nothing Works shows which groups have enjoyed the biggest rise in take-home pay since the turn of the millennium. From Tony Blair to Boris Johnson, the authors discover one golden rule: the richer you are, the more money you’re given.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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