overtime

noun

Definition of overtimenext
as in double time

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Recent Examples of overtime Taylor Swift paid more than $160,000 to cover police overtime as part of a New York City permit required for her and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 July 2026 Additional expenses, such as court costs and police overtime associated with the case, can also be covered with the state money. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 Also at Municipal Auditorium, John Wooden won the first of his 10 titles at UCLA, and North Carolina’s 1957 triple-overtime victory over Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain was the first title game to attract significant media attention. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Outside of the final two minutes and overtime, when standard rules will apply, all trips to the foul line in Las Vegas will consist of just one free throw. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for overtime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
  1. double time
  2. wage
  3. salary
  4. minimum wage
  5. paycheck
  6. living wage
  7. compensation
  8. time and a half
Noun
  • Companies run with limited staff and often pay technicians double time, which drives up the bills homeowners pay.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Overtime or double time paid solely under California law does not independently qualify.
    — Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of double time
Noun
  • That would include legally-binding requirements outlining hiring, wages, safety protocols and environmental protections that would benefit residents locally.
    — Sofi Zeman July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Rising costs across the produce supply chain Growing everything from strawberries to collard greens is labor intensive, and for many years, worker shortages have compelled farms to hike wages.
    — Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of wage
Noun
  • Goldin, 25, is now guaranteed at least a two-way contract salary from the Heat for this upcoming season.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Enhanced paid the athletes salaries, and each winner would get a quarter-million-dollar bonus.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of salary
Noun
  • Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Candidates at Tuesday’s forum largely focused on affordability and education, often agreeing with each other on matters like increasing the federal minimum wage and the need for access to quality affordable housing.
    — Raisa Habersham July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of minimum wage
Noun
  • But if the raises continue at a frenetic pace, today’s fractional yields can be tomorrow’s fat paychecks.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of paycheck
Noun
  • Maybe that means hiring full-time refs and paying them a living wage.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • California is tops in the nation for average teacher salary at $103,552; EPI sets a living wage in the state at $73,311.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of living wage
Noun
  • Since then, the state agency has been collecting and publishing the compensation data of more than 2 million workers across more than 5,000 public agencies — including special districts, universities and state departments.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • From this decrease, labor compensation and wages also declined.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.
    — Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill critical staffing gaps.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of time and a half

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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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