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PRP

PRP

8.9
A system where a worker's pay depends on how well they do their job
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : pago por rendimiento

Synonyms

merit pay
vsPRP
  • US
5 4.5

Extra money given to a worker for good job performance

links overall salary system to individual job performance rather than single bonuses

Antonyms

642 1.3

A regular fixed payment from an employer to an employee, usually monthly

How Motivating

PRP
  • UK
8.9
bonus
310 2.2
recognition
141 3.4

Surface Forms

PRP singular
PRPs plural

Morphology

PRP = P + R + P

PRP is an initialism; the letters do not transparently indicate the meaning 'performance-related pay' to learners.

Etymology

PRP stands for performance-related pay, which means pay that is linked to how well someone works. So PRP is a system that gives extra money to people who meet or beat targets to reward and motivate them.