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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For instance in 2022, his base pay was $149,314 and his overtime pay was $79,904.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Instead, a state rule that requires overtime pay after 48 hours or 56 hours, depending on the intensity of the harvest season, is complicating their operations and resulting in some H-2A visa holders going elsewhere to work.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
For current information without some of the details in the Herald’s database, such as overtime pay for the year, check out the county’s own compensation website.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Taxpayers who want to claim some attractive new income tax deductions that were packed into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will need to keep their records — and get ready to file yet another form to claim tax breaks on tips, overtime pay, car loan interest and more.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Instead, a state rule that requires overtime pay after 48 hours or 56 hours, depending on the intensity of the harvest season, is complicating their operations and resulting in some H-2A visa holders going elsewhere to work.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
For current information without some of the details in the Herald’s database, such as overtime pay for the year, check out the county’s own compensation website.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Taxpayers who want to claim some attractive new income tax deductions that were packed into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will need to keep their records — and get ready to file yet another form to claim tax breaks on tips, overtime pay, car loan interest and more.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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