payday

noun

pay·​day ˈpā-ˌdā 

: a regular day on which wages are paid

Examples of payday in a Sentence

Is this Friday a payday?

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing payday

• payday lender
• payday loan

Rhymes for payday

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

payday

noun

pay·​day ˈpā-ˌdā 

: a regular day on which wages are paid