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TAKE-HOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does take-home mean?
• TAKE-HOME (adjective)
The adjective TAKE-HOME has 1 sense:
1. (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes
Familiarity information: TAKE-HOME used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes
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Context examples
“The take-home message for pregnant women is to get prenatal care early, talk to your obstetric provider about your current health conditions, and make sure your health is as good as it can be,” Haas said.
(First-time pregnancy complications linked to increased risk of hypertension later in life, National Institutes of Health)
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