take-home

See also: takehome

English

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Noun

take-home (countable and uncountable, plural take-homes)

  1. Anything that one is given to bring home from an institutional setting.
    1. An examination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom.
    2. A supply of methadone that someone under treatment is allowed to take home instead of coming in to a treatment center every day.
  2. Ellipsis of take-home pay.
    Yes, he grosses more than I do, but my take-home is comparable because of tax differences.

Translations

Adjective

take-home (not comparable)

  1. That may be taken home.
    1. (of an object) Designed or made to be taken home.
      Coordinate terms: take-away, takeaway
      Get creative with fun children's take-home craft activities.
    2. (of money) That is net and belongs to the person who will take it home (keep it).
      take-home percentage

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