back pay
A withheld payment for work which has already been completed, or which could have been…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.
» Ziri came back and paid off his loan.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
заде́ржка зарпла́тыzadéržka zarpláty
(countable, uncountable)Pay received by an employee from an increase awarded retrospectively, and backdated.
Examples
2 sentencesZiri came back and paid off his loan.
Mobile device makers are constantly reinventing their products to keep consumers coming back, and paying, for more.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From back + pay.From back + pay.
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Forms
plural: back paysWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable