pay packet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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A sealed envelope containing a person's wages.
These were confusing times for all railwaymen, said Dr. Beeching in a message to B.R. staff, enclosed in their pay packets one week in July.
1962 September, “Talking of Trains: Cold comfort with the cash”, in Modern Railways, page 152:
- (broadly, idiomatic) The amount a person earns from employment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pay packets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
pl wypłata (amount a person earns) · pl wypłata (sealed envelope containing wages) · fi palkkapussi (amount a person earns) · sv lönekuvert (sealed envelope containing wages) · fi palkkapussi (sealed envelope containing wages)