overtime pay
noun
: money earned at an increased rate for working more than the usual number of hours in one week
When he works on the weekends, he collects overtime pay.
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However, many companies that require full-time employees to work on holidays offer pay and a half, the state's overtime pay requirement.
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Providing overtime pay for application processors and introducing process engineering and automation enhancements.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Many game-changing tax breaks packed into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will hit when people file their 2025 tax returns next year — including a tax break on some overtime pay, a tax break on tips, a new deduction on car loan interest, and an extra deduction for those age 65 and older.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Many game-changing tax breaks packed into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will hit when people file their 2025 tax returns next year — including a tax break on some overtime pay, a tax break on tips, a new deduction on car loan interest, and an extra deduction for those age 65 and older.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Providing overtime pay for application processors and introducing process engineering and automation enhancements.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Many game-changing tax breaks packed into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will hit when people file their 2025 tax returns next year — including a tax break on some overtime pay, a tax break on tips, a new deduction on car loan interest, and an extra deduction for those age 65 and older.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Many game-changing tax breaks packed into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will hit when people file their 2025 tax returns next year — including a tax break on some overtime pay, a tax break on tips, a new deduction on car loan interest, and an extra deduction for those age 65 and older.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overtime pay
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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