Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay packet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: pay -pack-et
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sealed envelope containing a person's wages.

noun

The amount a person earns from employment.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

pay packets (plural)

Synonyms

pay envelope

Questions

What does pay packet mean?: A sealed envelope containing a person's wages.

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