pay
913
1.0
- noun
- /peɪ/
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salario
- Many employees are concerned about the rate of pay they receive for their work.
- pay raise
- pay cut
- low pay
The millions who have nothing for our pay except the dream.
- The millions who have nothing for our pay except the dream.
- I quite like holiday pay, sick pay, pension.
- All they hear is more work, same pay, that's all they hear, right?
- OK, so they are working for their pay in a sense.
Examples
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The Los Angeles school board has authorized a pay raise for teachers.
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I quite like holiday pay, sick pay, pension.
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Well, the days are long, but the pay is good and the hotel is beautiful.
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All they hear is more work, same pay, that's all they hear, right?
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While soldiers received military pay, most did not live on just their meager army income.
Academic text (2011) -
And all workers -- including Italians -- must get the same pay.
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There is an enormous difference in your rate of pay when you work in Redmond, Washington.
Academic text (1999) -
Many of the employees took pay cuts and fronted money for supplies during this time.
Academic text (1999) -
A 120-day suspension with pay.
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You're not entitled to severance pay when you quit.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
Money paid regularly to a worker, often each week
∞
1.2
Money a person or family receives regularly from work and investments
805
1.0
Money given for goods, services, or to settle a debt
642
1.3
A regular fixed payment from an employer to an employee, usually monthly
309
2.3
Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments
283
2.1
Money an employee gets for work, often given by check
214
3.6
Money given to pay someone for work and to make up for loss or injury
9
7.6
Money paid to someone for work or services
3
3.0
The amount of money a worker gets for each hour or week of work
2
2.7
Amount of money paid for work in a set time like per hour
1
2.4
The amount of money given for work, usually per hour or week
1
3.5
The money a worker gets for work, often in an envelope
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Treat someone in the same bad way they treated you
Compounds
- Archaic
1
7.0
A smaller amount of money given to a worker who is not working full time but is still employed
- Formal
A student loan plan that limits monthly payments to part of your income and may forgive the rest after years
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Etymology
The noun pay comes from the verb 'to pay' and means the money you are 'given' for work; it is the same family as payment and paycheck.