take home

Earnings minus taxes

Take home means to bring something with you when you leave a place.

You take home leftovers from a restaurant or take home a trophy from a competition.

What's your take-home pay? refers to earnings after taxes and deductions—what actually reaches your pocket.

A takeaway or take-home message is the main point you carry away from a presentation or experience: The take-home from the meeting was that layoffs are coming.

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net income · net · after-tax · bottom line · bring · carry · leftovers · doggy bag · souvenir · parting gift · prize · prize money · trophy · winnings · profit · lesson · life lesson · message

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income calculation

take homegross

Total before subtractions

gross pay · pre-tax · gross income · gross earnings · gross wages

physical transport direction

take homeleave behind

Depart without taking

drop off · take out · send away · return

direction of movement

take homebring to

Restore to consciousness

send out · drop off · leave behind · deliver

Family

take, home, takes, taken, taking, taker, takers, retake, retakes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G