Definition of Pay rate

1. Noun. Amount of money received per unit time. "Women's pay rate is lower than men's"

Exact synonyms: Rate Of Pay
Specialized synonyms: Time And A Half
Generic synonyms: Charge Per Unit, Rate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pay Rate

pay cheque
pay claim
pay cut
pay day
pay dirt
pay envelope
pay for
pay grade
pay heed
pay off
pay one's debt to society
pay one's dues
pay one's last respects
pay out
pay packet
pay rate (current term)
pay stub
pay stubs
pay television
pay the bills
pay the debt of nature
pay the fiddler
pay the freight
pay the penalty
pay the piper
pay the price
pay through the nose
pay up
payability
payable

Literary usage of Pay rate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plum Book: U. S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions for 9,000 ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"For example, the pay rate for Senior Executive Service and Senior Level positions ... The pay rate for each new appointee is set by the appointing authority ..."

2. Performance-related Pay Policies for Government Employees by OECD Staff, Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2005)
"Appraisal grade, payment scope, and performance pay rate Performance Bonus Program - The Korean Government has a similar system that follows the most common ..."

3. A Geometrical Political Economy: Being an Elementary Treatise on the Method by Henry Hardinge Cunynghame (1904)
"In other parts of the mine, where very exceptional facilities exist, a lower pay rate per ton is given. The difference between this and the higher pay rate ..."

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