take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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Advertisement Mattel declined to comment on how much its cut of the box office revenue is, but industry analysts have said the company’s take-home pay from ticket sales is in the tens of millions.
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Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
That was half of her take-home pay, from her job as a caregiver to seniors.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
High taxes on low-wage work and the limited rights accorded to internal migrant laborers reduce the take-home pay of Chinese workers.
—Brad Setser, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2020
Here’s what that would mean for workers’ take-home pay—and budget deficits
BYKevin Freking, Josh Boak, and others
June 21, 2024
3 hours ago
Commentary - Women
Mothers are back at work.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
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Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
That was half of her take-home pay, from her job as a caregiver to seniors.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
High taxes on low-wage work and the limited rights accorded to internal migrant laborers reduce the take-home pay of Chinese workers.
—Brad Setser, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2020
Here’s what that would mean for workers’ take-home pay—and budget deficits
BYKevin Freking, Josh Boak, and others
June 21, 2024
3 hours ago
Commentary - Women
Mothers are back at work.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for take-home pay
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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