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take-home pay

[teyk-hohm] /ˈteɪkˌhoʊm/
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noun
1.
the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.
Origin of take-home pay
1940-1945
First recorded in 1940-45
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take-home pay

noun
1.
the remainder of one's pay after all income tax and other compulsory deductions have been made
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Pay after deductions for taxes, Social Security, insurance, and other services.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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