back pay en · NOUN
Etymology
From back + pay.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A withheld payment for work which has already been completed, or which could have been completed had the employee not been prevented from doing so.
- (countable, uncountable) Pay received by an employee from an increase awarded retrospectively, and backdated.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| backpay | alternative | lexicographic | |
| back pays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (4)
yo owó àtẹ̀yìnwá (withheld payment for work) · fi pidätetty palkka (withheld payment for work) · ru заде́ржка зарпла́ты (withheld payment for work) · cmn 補薪 /补薪 (withheld payment for work)