take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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Recognize that for these workers, the gap between their take-home pay and affordable food can be burdensome.
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Hank Cardello, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Without the support, Wright-Oviedo said, her family would be spending $2,600 a month on child care, consuming at least half their take-home pay.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
In eleven states and the District of Columbia, child care costs at least twice as much as typical monthly rent or mortgage payments, and two-thirds of parents nationwide report spending twenty per cent or more of their take-home pay on child care.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
The Illinois Restaurant Association predicts some diners will now tip less and lower take-home pay for restaurant employees.
—Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
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Hank Cardello, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Without the support, Wright-Oviedo said, her family would be spending $2,600 a month on child care, consuming at least half their take-home pay.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
In eleven states and the District of Columbia, child care costs at least twice as much as typical monthly rent or mortgage payments, and two-thirds of parents nationwide report spending twenty per cent or more of their take-home pay on child care.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
The Illinois Restaurant Association predicts some diners will now tip less and lower take-home pay for restaurant employees.
—Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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