Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take-home

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.56 in modern English

Syllables: take-home
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything that one is given to bring home from an institutional setting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Anything that one is given to bring home from an institutional setting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of take-home pay.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

That may be taken home.

adj

That may be taken home.

Example Sentences

"Yes, he grosses more than I do, but my take-home is comparable because of tax differences."
"Get creative with fun children's take-home craft activities."
"take-home percentage"

Usage

Inflected Forms

take-homes (plural) takehome (alternative)

Phrases

take-home pay

Frequently Paired Words

take-away takeaway

Questions

What does take-home mean?: Anything that one is given to bring home from an institutional setting.

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