Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take-home pay

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
take-home- -pay
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.

Uncountable

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What does take-home pay mean?
The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.

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