Meaning of take-home pay | Babel Free

Definitions

The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.

uncountable

Equivalents

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.”

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