Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straight time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: straight -time
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The regularly established working hours of an employee during a standard time period with the exclusion of hours lost through absence or gained through overtime.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

straight times (plural)

Questions

What does straight time mean?: The regularly established working hours of an employee during a standard time period with the exclusion of hours lost through absence or gained through overtime.

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