Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back pay

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables
back- -pay
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Pay received by an employee from an increase awarded retrospectively, and backdated.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From back + pay.

Usage

Inflected Forms

back pays (plural) backpay (alternative)

Phrases

back payment

Frequently Paired Words

back payment

Questions

What does back pay mean?
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.
Where does back pay come from?
From back + pay.

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