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payday

/ˈpeɪdeɪ/

Meanings
noun
The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

Examples :

"My payday is next Friday, so I can buy a new book. "
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Related Words

Illustration week

week noun

/wiːk/ /wik/

Any period of seven consecutive days.

"My daughter's school week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. "

Illustration next

next noun

/nɛkst/

The one that follows after this one.

"My next class is history. "

Illustration friday

friday noun

/ˈfraɪdeɪ/

The day of the week between Thursday and Saturday.

"I'm going to the cinema on Friday."

Illustration book

book noun

/buːk/

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

"My daughter's favorite book is a story about a brave princess. "

Illustration salary

salary noun

/ˈsælɚi/

A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.

"My dad receives a salary of $5,000 per month as a software engineer. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration employee

employee noun

/(ˌ)ɪm-/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

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specific noun

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

A distinguishing attribute or quality.

"The specific of her success was her dedication to studying. "

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

Illustration wages

wages noun

/ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/

(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

"Before her promotion, her wages were 20% less."

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paid verb

/ˈpeɪd/

To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.

"he paid her off the books and in kind where possible"

Illustration month

month noun

/mʌnθ/

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

"July is my favourite month."