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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take-home en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of an object) That may be taken home. ▸ Designed or made to be taken home.
    • Get creative with fun children's take-home craft activities.
  2. (not-comparable, of money) That may be taken home. ▸ That is net and belongs to the person who will take it home (keep it).
    • take-home percentage

Forms

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takehome alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

take-away · takeaway

Deriveds

take-home pay

take-home en · NOUN

Meanings

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

Forms

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take-homes Number=Plur lexicographic
takehome alternative lexicographic

Translations (3)

es tarea (Ven.) (examination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom) · es deber (examination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom) · fi kotitehtävä (examination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom)