Phrase guide

take-home pay

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: labour

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • Their take-home pay was half their gross, but fifteen percent was for retirement.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 扣稅後的實得工資 /扣税后的实得工资 (kòushuì hòu de shídé gōngzī) — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Czech: čistý plat — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Dutch: nettoloon — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Finnish: nettopalkka — net earnings of a wage earner
  • French: salaire net — net earnings of a wage earner
  • German: Nettogehalt — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Hungarian: nettó bér — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Japanese: 手取り給料 — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Polish: wypłata netto — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Portuguese: renda — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Russian: чи́стый за́работок (čístyj zárabotok) — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Spanish: salario neto — net earnings of a wage earner
  • Swedish: nettolön — net earnings of a wage earner