payday
- noun
- /ˈpeɪˌdeɪ/
- He always saves a portion of his earnings for emergencies until the next payday.
- a payday loan
It's easy to feel flush and rich when it's payday and start spending it all on stuff.
- It's easy to feel flush and rich when it's payday and start spending it all on stuff.
- And life doesn't happen bi weekly, so why should payday?
- And just as in modern times, you'll have wage earners going to the bar and running up a tab until payday.
- I'll select that for the day after payday May as well.
- So we were getting our, our paydays closer.
Examples
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But on the day of her first payday, she didn't show up.
Fiction book (2002) -
I want you to loan me $1,000 till payday.
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When you got that big payday, what was the first thing Oscar bought?
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It's easy to feel flush and rich when it's payday and start spending it all on stuff.
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Understand all of the rules and regulations of a payday loan before you take it.
Blog text (7) -
And after this payday, I'm gonna get my girl a new playhouse, and a bike.
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Many employees look forward to payday because it means they can pay their bills.
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On payday, she treated herself to a nice dinner to celebrate receiving her salary.
How Long
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Payday comes from pay ('money given for work') and day ('a day on the calendar'), so it simply means the day when workers receive their wages or salary.