pay envelope

pay envelope

noun

Definition of PAY ENVELOPE

: an envelope containing one's wages; also : wages

Examples of PAY ENVELOPE

1. <with this recession going on, workers shouldn't be expecting fatter pay envelopes>

First Known Use of PAY ENVELOPE

1901

Related to PAY ENVELOPE

Synonyms: emolument, hire, packet [British], pay, paycheck, wage, payment, salary, stipend

Related Words: living wage, minimum wage, nominal wages, take-home pay; double time, overtime, time and a half; compensation, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital, return; recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution; reimbursement, repayment; earnings, profit, takings, yield

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Rhymes with PAY ENVELOPE

Cape of Good Hope, colonoscope, electroscope, hagioscope, heliotrope, hope against hope, kaleidoscope, oscilloscope, stereoscope