half-pay
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- noun
- /ˈhæf peɪ/
- Archaic
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medio sueldo
- After his injury, he received half-pay until he was fit to return to full-time work.
Examples
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Bring in new workers, and they go on half pay as soon as they arrive, and that is final!
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If Bonaparte had married young, he'd still be on half-pay, carrying his wife's handbag, inviting idiots to his house because his wife wanted invitations to theirs!
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Well, I could've retired on half pay after 20 years.
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In July 1924, after being placed on half-pay for medical reasons, Capt. Liddell Hart took up employment as a journalist.
Academic text (1990) -
And Perry's only smart idea—part-time Congress, half pay and benefits, and half staff—makes good sense.
Blog text (25) -
However, a smaller majority (51%) thought that it was a "good idea" to require teachers to spend one year as interns in the schools at half pay before they are given certificates to teach (Gallup, 1988).
Academic text (1992) -
In each case, the "time saved" was calculated conservatively using the individual's salary—whether they were on full or half pay—and the cost specifically justified in an appendix to the report.
Academic text (2014) -
The soldier chose half-pay during his leave of absence instead of resigning.
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Due to budget cuts, all part-time staff were placed on half-pay for the duration of the fiscal year.
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Etymology
Half-pay is a literal old phrase: half- means 'half' and pay means 'money for work', so it named a reduced wage, often in the army, given to someone not fully working but still kept on the payroll.