Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basic pay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: ba-sic -pay
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The monthly pay granted to members of the active-duty military, determined by pay grade.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Synonyms

base pay

Questions

What does basic pay mean?: The monthly pay granted to members of the active-duty military, determined by pay grade.

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