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pay envelope

noun

Definition of pay envelope 

: an envelope containing one's wages

Examples of pay envelope in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of pay envelope

1889, in the meaning defined above

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payer

payetan

pay for itself

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The first known use of pay envelope was in 1889

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pay envelope

noun

English Language Learners Definition of pay envelope

: an envelope that contains your wages

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

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