pay envelope
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Definition
Noun: 1. A sealed envelope containing an employee's wages in cash: Historically, this term refers to the physical envelope used to distribute an employee's earnings, typically at the end of a work week or pay period. The focus is on the method of payment distribution. 2. (By extension) One's wages or salary: The term is also used more generally to refer to the amount of money one earns from employment, emphasizing the payment received.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Literal):
- The factory workers lined up every Friday to receive their pay envelope from the foreman.
- Before direct deposit was common, employees would eagerly await the pay envelope at the end of the month.
- Noun (Figurative):
- He was worried about how the new tax would affect his pay envelope.
- The size of her pay envelope reflects her years of experience and hard work.
Advanced Usage
- "To be concerned about one's pay envelope": To be worried about one's income or job security.
- With rumors of layoffs, many employees are primarily concerned about their pay envelopes.
Variants and Related Words
- Pay packet (noun, chiefly British): A direct synonym for , referring to the envelope or packet containing wages.
- Paycheck (noun): A more modern and common term for a check issued in payment of wages or salary. It is often used interchangeably with to mean one's earnings, even when payment is electronic.
- Wages (noun): Money paid, especially at a regular rate, for labor or services.
Synonyms
- Earnings
- Remuneration
- Take-home pay
Related Idioms
- To bring home the bacon: To earn a living or provide financial support for one's family. This idiom is conceptually related to as both concern earning wages.
- With both parents working, they manage to bring home the bacon comfortably.
Noun
- wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner