take-home pay

  • 31take-homepay — take home pay (tākʹhōm ) n. The amount of one s salary remaining after federal, state, and often city income taxes and various other deductions have been withheld. * * * …

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  • 32pay — ▪ I. pay pay 1 [peɪ] noun [uncountable] the money someone receives for the job they do: • She got the job, but it meant a big pay cut. • an increase in hourly pay • All I want is a full day s work for a full day s pay …

    Financial and business terms

  • 33pay — pay1 [ peı ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [ peıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give money in order to buy something: pay for: Let me pay for dinner. pay someone for something: Can I pay you for …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34pay — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, advantage, afford, angel, answer, attend to, avail, back, bankroll, base pay, be exposed to, be gainful, be had, be handy, be of use, be profitable, be subjected to, be worthwhile, benefit, bestead …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35pay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hourly, monthly, weekly ▪ full, half (both esp. BrE) ▪ He has taken leave on half pay. ▪ …

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  • 36take — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one s hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession of, capture, earn, or win. 3 tr. get the use of by purchase or formal agreement (take lodgings). 4 tr. (in a recipe) avail oneself of; use. 5 tr. use… …

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  • 37pay — I n. 1) to draw, receive pay 2) back; equal; incentive; mustering out (mil.); overtime; severance (AE; BE has redundancy payment); retroactive; sick; strike; take home pay 3) pay for (equal pay for equal work) 4) in smb. s pay (he was in the pay… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 38pay — pay1 W1S1 [peı] v past tense and past participle paid [peıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give money)¦ 2¦(bill/tax/rent)¦ 3¦(wage/salary)¦ 4 pay attention (to somebody/something) 5¦(legal cost)¦ 6¦(say something good)¦ 7¦(good result)¦ 8¦(profit)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39Pay commission — A Pay Commission is a panel comprised of members of the Union Cabinet of India for hiking the salaries of government employees. HistorySince India s Independence, six pay commissions have been set up on a regular basis to review and make… …

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  • 40pay-off — n 1 RESULT, outcome, benefit, advantage, reward, settlement, consequence, upshot COLLOQ. crunch, moment of truth, punchline 2 BRIBE, inducement, allurement, enticement COLLOQ. back hander, sweetener, hush money, slush fund, protection money …

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