take-home pay

/teɪk hoʊm peɪ/
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Definitions of take-home pay
  1. noun
    what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc
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    type of:
    earnings, pay, remuneration, salary, wage
    something that remunerates
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