wage packet
1
5.8
- noun
- UK
:
sobre de pago
- As with the girls, some part of the advance their parents have been paid is withheld out of their weekly wage packet.
- the first wage packet
Examples
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When I opened my wage packet, I felt proud of the money I earned for my work.
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Unlike you losers, I've never felt the weekly need to give the bookie my wage packet.
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It must've been cheap if you could buy me those cigarettes out of your wage packet as well.
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After receiving my wage packet every Friday, I would plan my weekend activities.
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She carefully saved a portion of her wage packet to contribute to her savings.
Synonyms
1
3.2
An envelope that holds the money a worker gets, often given on pay day
1
3.5
The money a worker gets for work, often in an envelope
How Much
- US
283
2.1
- UK
1
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an envelope containing an employee's wages' is directly and compositionally derived from 'wage' (payment to an employee) + 'packet' (a small package or container), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This packaging/compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows straightforward English noun-noun composition, making the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun wage packet comes from the simple image of a small packet or envelope holding a worker's wages each week. So, the phrase means 'the money you are paid'.