pay packet

noun

British
: the money that a person regularly earns : a wage or salary
her weekly/monthly pay packet

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The decision to boost executive compensation won't impact CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal pay packet, according to the filing. Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 22 Feb. 2025 Edwards earned his biggest pay packet for five years last year. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024 Last week’s annual report showed Edwards earned his biggest pay packet for five years, for a year in which he was arrested midway through and barely worked for the BBC following allegations that emerged in The Sun. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 July 2024 Huw Edwards took home his biggest pay packet since 2019 during his final year at the BBC, despite the newsreader being off-air for eight months amid a misconduct scandal. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 July 2024 Speculation over O’Leary’s pay packet is perhaps so hot because his competitors’ bosses are much less likely to enjoy similar rewards soon. Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 28 June 2024

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“Pay packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20packet. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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