pay rate
3
3.0
- noun
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tarifa salarial
- The pay rate for this position is competitive and includes benefits.
- hourly pay rate
- higher pay rate
Examples
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In 1986, waterfront workers reported pay rates of $U.S. 100-150 per 12-hour rotation, the highest wages earned by any hourly employees in Belize.
Academic text (1990) -
A shortage of workers would cause an increase in pay rates.
Blog text (3) -
All changes in pay rate are authorized by the personnel department.
Academic text (1991) -
All employee complaints about their pay rate are investigated.
Academic text (1997) -
Most of these ads advertised a pay rate of $12 per hour.
Blog text (25) -
Factory employees are hired by the personnel department, which determines the appropriate pay rate.
Academic text (1991) -
The personnel department sends notice of employment and the pay rate to the payroll clerk.
Academic text (1991) -
For single women, with or without dependents, pay rates were substantially less.
Academic text (1991) -
In addition, the prevailing wage required the same pay rate for operators with the highest skill and experiential levels ("journeymen") as for those who were training for the job ("apprentices").
Academic text (2017) -
Factory employees are hired at a set pay rate of $20 per hour.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
Money paid regularly to a worker, often each week
∞
2.1
The price charged for something often per hour or unit
642
1.3
A regular fixed payment from an employer to an employee, usually monthly
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
The amount of money paid for each hour or work period
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'amount of money paid per unit of time' is directly derivable from combining 'pay' (remuneration) with 'rate' (price or charge per unit/time); together they naturally denote the payment per hour/week. This compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Pay rate comes from a simple picture: imagine a clock and a pile of money showing how much money comes for each hour. The words pay meaning money and rate meaning the amount for each hour explain why it means 'the amount of money paid to a worker per hour'.