Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay rise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
pay rise
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An increase in salary or wages.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; British usage

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What does pay rise mean?
An increase in salary or wages.

How to pronounce pay rise

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