Meanings
nountake-home (countable and uncountable, plural take-homes)
plural take-homes · alternative takehome
- Anything that one is given to bring home from an institutional setting.
- countableuncountableAn examination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom.
- countableuncountableA supply of methadone that someone under treatment is allowed to take home instead of coming in to a treatment center every day.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of take-home pay.
Yes, he grosses more than I do, but my take-home is comparable because of tax differences.
adjectivetake-home (not comparable)
alternative takehome
- That may be taken home.
- not comparableDesigned or made to be taken home.
Get creative with fun children's take-home craft activities.
- not comparableThat is net and belongs to the person who will take it home (keep it).
take-home percentage
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish kotitehtävä
- kotitehtäväexamination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom
Spanish deber, tarea (Ven.)
- deberexamination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom
- tarea (Ven.)examination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom
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take-home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take-home
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“take-home.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take-home. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take-home,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take-home.
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