Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gross pay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: gross -pay
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amount of pay, wages, salary, or other compensation before deductions, such as for taxes, insurance, and retirement.

Uncountable

noun

A payment for the entire year's income.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

net earnings

Frequently Paired Words

net earnings

Questions

What does gross pay mean?: An amount of pay, wages, salary, or other compensation before deductions, such as for taxes, insurance, and retirement.

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