Pay (Noun)
Meaning
Something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- She considered her pay to be woefully inadequate for the amount of work she was doing.
- His weekly pay barely covered his living expenses.
- After taxes, her monthly pay was significantly less than she had anticipated.
- Their union fought tirelessly to increase their pay and improve their working conditions.
- The employee's monthly pay was directly deposited into her bank account.
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Hyponyms
- Found
- Half-pay
- Take-home Pay
- Strike Pay
- Living Wage
- Merit Pay
- Minimum Wage
- Combat Pay
- Double Time
- Pay Envelope
- Sick Pay