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 overtime pay, Senate Republicans also propose a $25,000 deduction for joint filers.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Worker classification can also impact wages and overtime pay.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The same income threshold would apply to exemptions for overtime pay and there is no cap on how much OT pay workers could claim.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
The bill would extend Trump’s 2017 cuts to personal income tax rates, and also establish new tax deductions for tips, Social Security benefits, overtime pay and interest on loans used to purchase U.S.-made automobiles — all of which Trump proposed during his 2024 presidential campaign.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Worker classification can also impact wages and overtime pay.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The same income threshold would apply to exemptions for overtime pay and there is no cap on how much OT pay workers could claim.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
The bill would extend Trump’s 2017 cuts to personal income tax rates, and also establish new tax deductions for tips, Social Security benefits, overtime pay and interest on loans used to purchase U.S.-made automobiles — all of which Trump proposed during his 2024 presidential campaign.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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