Definition of payday
: a regular day on which wages are paid
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Examples of payday in a Sentence
Is this Friday a payday?
Recent Examples of payday from the Web
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Now that Wonder Woman and Gadot—who has yet to officially announce her return—have proven their power, the Israeli star stands to negotiate for a much bigger payday.
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The 29-year-old might accept a shorter deal with the Kings, knowing Fox is the eventual starting point guard, for a chance to re-enter free agency for a bigger payday.
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Think of it as a payday loan, but on a grand scale.
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Walmart’s $3 billion acquisition of Jet.com last fall was a win for both the e-commerce startup’s investors, who got a big payday, and the discount retailer, which got a robust online platform.
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Many of these men and women lease out their shares of the quota, earning big paydays from a public resource without ever leaving the dock.
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CFPB's watchdog roster includes consumer banks, credit unions, credit card providers and small loan purveyors like payday and car title lenders.
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But borrowing from a payday lender at triple-digit rates or inflicting irreversible damage on retirement accounts generally is much worse.
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Our children wear nice clothes thanks to high-interest credit cards and payday loans.
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First Known Use of payday
1529
PAYDAY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of payday for English Language Learners
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: the day when you are regularly paid your wages
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