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pay envelope

noun

Definition of pay envelope

: an envelope containing one's wages

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Examples of pay envelope in a Sentence

  1. with this recession going on, workers shouldn't be expecting fatter pay envelopes

First Known Use of pay envelope

1889

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PAY ENVELOPE Defined for English Language Learners

pay envelope

noun

Definition of pay envelope for English Language Learners

  • : an envelope that contains your wages

  • : the money that you regularly earn : a wage or salary

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