Examples of payday in a Sentence
Is this Friday a payday?
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Scheduling issues were cited, but sources say Ortega — who has skyrocketed from child star to supporting player in last year’s Scream to the A-list thanks to her turn in the Netflix series Wednesday — asked for a bigger payday for the seventh installment, commensurate with her status.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023
But his brother and son make attractive twin targets, having been close for decades and facing accusations of leveraging their last name into corporate paydays.
—Joshua Goodman, arkansasonline.com, 12 Nov. 2023
The amicus brief marked only the latest instance this year in which lawmakers collected checks from top payday lenders, then took aim at the CFPB, pressuring the agency over its enforcement efforts targeting the industry.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
Trade groups representing payday lenders had challenged a bureau rule that would have curbed some of their activities, such as repeatedly trying to withdraw money from borrowers’ empty bank accounts.
—Stacy Cowley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
David Zaslav While the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO was an early strike villain thanks to his nine-figure payday in 2021, the strikes may have set him up for a new lucrative pay package in the company’s next proxy filing.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
The textbook example is on the same campus: Dutcher and his staff routinely land impact players who value winning more than an NIL payday.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
So, for Kelce to so boldly plead for Jones to return – even while declaring that his teammate deserved a bigger payday – provided some PR cover for Chiefs management that might be on the defensive if the stalemate continues.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Some offer traditional payday loans, or small amounts that generally must be repaid — at high interest rates — in a week or two, once a borrower receives a paycheck.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023
But his brother and son make attractive twin targets, having been close for decades and facing accusations of leveraging their last name into corporate paydays.
—Joshua Goodman, arkansasonline.com, 12 Nov. 2023
The amicus brief marked only the latest instance this year in which lawmakers collected checks from top payday lenders, then took aim at the CFPB, pressuring the agency over its enforcement efforts targeting the industry.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
Trade groups representing payday lenders had challenged a bureau rule that would have curbed some of their activities, such as repeatedly trying to withdraw money from borrowers’ empty bank accounts.
—Stacy Cowley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
David Zaslav While the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO was an early strike villain thanks to his nine-figure payday in 2021, the strikes may have set him up for a new lucrative pay package in the company’s next proxy filing.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
The textbook example is on the same campus: Dutcher and his staff routinely land impact players who value winning more than an NIL payday.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
So, for Kelce to so boldly plead for Jones to return – even while declaring that his teammate deserved a bigger payday – provided some PR cover for Chiefs management that might be on the defensive if the stalemate continues.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Some offer traditional payday loans, or small amounts that generally must be repaid — at high interest rates — in a week or two, once a borrower receives a paycheck.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
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1529, in the meaning defined above
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noun
pay·day
ˈpā-ˌdā 
: a regular day on which wages are paid
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