Half-pay (Noun)
Meaning
Reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The employee was placed on half-pay after taking a partial leave of absence for health reasons.
- The company offered half-pay to employees who were willing to work part-time while pursuing further education.
- Due to financial constraints, the organization had to put some of its staff on half-pay to avoid layoffs.
- After recovering from her injury, she returned to work on half-pay until she was fully fit to resume her duties.
- The university professor was on half-pay during the summer months when she wasn't teaching any classes.