take-home pay

noun

: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)

Examples of take-home pay in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When comparing women and men with the same job title, seniority level and hours worked, a gender gap of 11% still exists in terms of take-home pay. Kalina Bryant, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 For workers at restaurants that use Square’s payment system, the growth of tips as a share of take-home pay is slower in Sin City than elsewhere, the company said. Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024 The lawsuit against Joint Venture Restaurant Group Inc., which owns Jon & Vinny’s, claimed that the company denied servers tips, resulting in a reduction of take-home pay due to diner confusion regarding an 18% service fee. Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024 Baristas also saw material improvements in working hours, which were up 5% in the quarter, and take-home pay, which was up 20%. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023 The rideshare company is pledging to pay its lower-earning drivers the difference between their take-home pay (after insurance and taxes) and 70% of their clients' fares each week, Lyft said Tuesday in a statement. Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024 And wage gains have outpaced inflation in recent months, meaning that Americans’ average after-inflation take-home pay is up. Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024 Having two children in day care would have consumed nearly 20% of her family’s take-home pay, despite her and her husband making six figures combined. Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 5 Jan. 2024 Reducing dependency on food stamps and increasing food security in disadvantaged communities is sound policy, but improving job quality and take-home pay for all workers seems more effective. Ramón Borges-Méndez, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of take-home pay was in 1942

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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

take-home pay

noun
ˌtāk-ˌhōm-
: the part of one's salary or wages remaining after deductions (as of income tax payments or union dues)

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