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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That doesn’t count administrators, who worked 16-hour days for four days straight but are salaried and not eligible for overtime pay. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Currently, overtime pay entitles a worker to be paid at least one-and-a-half times their normal rate for hours worked past 40 in a week, according to the Department of Labor. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Tips and overtime get a tax break The One Big Beautiful Bill Act created new tax breaks for tips and overtime pay for 2025 through 2028. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026 Fulcher allegedly logged the most fraudulent hours, at 1,861, amassing over $174,915 in fraudulent overtime pay, according to a release from Pirro’s office. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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