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take-home

ADJECTIVE
net
Synonyms
STRONG
clear excluding exclusive final remaining
WEAK
after deductions after taxes irreducible pure undeductible
Antonyms
WEAK
unprofitable
NOUN
compensation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allowance benefit bonus coverage earnings fee indemnity pay payment payoff premium profit redress reimbursement remittance remuneration reparation restitution reward salary settlement stipend wage
STRONG
advantage amends atonement bread consideration counterclaim damages defrayal deserts gain honorarium indemnification meet quittance reciprocity reckoning recompense remittal reprisal requital salt satisfaction scale shake take
WEAK
recoupment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt hurt loss penalty
WEAK
damage deprivation fine forfeiture
NOUN
earnings
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bottom line gain income pay proceeds profit return revenue salary
STRONG
balance emolument gate groceries lucre net payoff receipts remuneration reward salt stipend takings wages
WEAK
in the black piece of the pie
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt loss payment
WEAK
bills losses payout
NOUN
income
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cash compensation earnings interest livelihood pay proceeds profit revenue royalty salary wage
STRONG
assets avails benefits commission dividends drawings gains gravy gross harvest honorarium means net payoff receipts returns
WEAK
bottom line cash flow in the black take-home pay
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt loss
WEAK
bills expenses
NOUN
indemnification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensation indemnity restitution
STRONG
benefit counterclaim coverage damages defrayal deserts gain payoff premium quittance reckoning recompense redress reimbursement remittal remittance remuneration reparation repayment reprisal requital reward satisfaction scale setoff settlement shake take
WEAK
offset payment profit recoupment
Antonyms
STRONG
debt disadvantage dissatisfaction hindrance hurt loss penalty
NOUN
pay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allowance compensation fee income payment profit reimbursement remuneration reward salary stipend wage
STRONG
bacon bread commission consideration defrayment emoluments hire honorarium indemnity meed perquisite pittance proceeds reckoning recompense redress reparation requital return satisfaction scale settlement takings wages
WEAK
recompensation stipendium
Antonyms
STRONGEST
debt loss penalty
NOUN
quittance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensation
STRONG
advantage allowance amends atonement benefit bonus bread consideration counterclaim coverage damages defrayal deserts earnings fee gain honorarium indemnification indemnity meet offset pay payment payoff premium profit reciprocity reckoning recompense redress reimbursement remittal remittance remuneration reparation repayment reprisal requital restitution reward salary salt satisfaction scale setoff settlement shake stipend take wage
WEAK
recoupment
Antonyms
STRONG
debt disadvantage dissatisfaction hindrance hurt loss penalty
NOUN
salary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earnings fee income pay payroll stipend wage
STRONG
bacon bread emolument hire recompense remuneration scale take wages
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bills debt
NOUN
setoff
Synonyms
STRONG
advantage allowance amends atonement benefit bonus bread consideration counterclaim coverage damages defrayal deserts earnings fee gain honorarium indemnification indemnity meet offset pay payment payoff premium profit quittance reciprocity reckoning recompense redress reimbursement remittal remittance remuneration reparation repayment reprisal requital restitution reward salary salt satisfaction scale settlement shake stipend take wage
WEAK
recoupment
Antonyms
STRONG
debt disadvantage dissatisfaction hindrance hurt loss penalty
NOUN
take-home pay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
net income
WEAK
net earnings net pay net wages real wages take-home income taxable income wages after taxes
NOUN
wage/wages
Synonyms
WEAK
allowance bacon bacon and eggs bread compensation cut emolument fee hire pay payment price receipts recompense remuneration return returns reward salary share stipend sugar take
VERB
pull in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorb bring in draw in earn take home
WEAK
clear draw gain gross make net pocket suck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lose
WEAK
exonerate free let go repel throw away

Example Sentences

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“This announcement is clearly a reaction to our organizing and demands for higher take-home pay for baristas,” Starbucks Workers United said in a statement to MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Starting in January, the monthly premiums for the health plan used by many teachers rose from zero to $1,400 a month paid over 10 months each year — an enormous reduction in take-home pay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“That spike is a huge hit on someone’s take-home pay, whether they’re a small-business owner or W-2 employee at a company,” said Mark Valentino, head of business banking at Citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Knight’s circumstances seemed especially bleak several years ago, when she defaulted on her student loans, prompting the government to garnish her wages, a major hit to her take-home pay.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

“I tell my students, ‘You’re going to have a two-week take-home exam.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell