gross pay

collocation in English

meaningsofgrossandpay

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gross
adjective
adverb
uk
/ɡrəʊs/us
/ɡroʊs/
(in) ...
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pay
noun[U]
uk
/peɪ/us
/peɪ/
the money you receive for doing ...
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(Definition ofgrossandpayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgross pay

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Taxation burden is calculated as the difference between the gross and net pay variables expressed as a percentage of thegrosspayvariable.
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The basic pay varies according to salary grades and duties but the averagegrosspayper annum including overtime is £9,663.
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All the men who work in our car park have agrosspayof £97·79 per week.
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A 72-hour week would thus bring in the samegrosspayas the first example.
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The basis of assessment and calculation isgrosspaybefore deductions and irrespective of when that pay or emolument is given.
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There is no alternative route through immoderate cash increases ingrosspay, which would quickly lose their real value.
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An example ofgrosspaywhich would presumably be above the safety net is £5 an hour for a 36-hour week, bringing in £180.
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Hisgrosspayis £34 and his take-home pay is £25·92—to keep a wife and two kids!
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That was not take-home pay butgrosspay.
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But apart from those few special cases, is it not a fact that an increase ingrosspayalways means an increase in take-home pay?
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Some points were made about the difference betweengrosspayand net pay, take-home pay.
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Recipients of the new credit will often have higher net pay thangrosspay.
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I was asked to explain the meaning ofgrosspay.
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I remind the country that that is almost exactly thegrosspayof the lowest-paid miner who works very hard for weeks at the pit.
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It is not social security benefits, butgrosspaybefore those things are applied.
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Those who are on such lowgrosspaydivide up into a number of groups.
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At current pay levels these represent a reduction ingrosspaycosts of some £42 million per annum.
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It would aid public understanding if we were to change to a system that gavegrosspaywith contributions as clear deductions from pay received.
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We are talking aboutgrosspayof less than £7,500 a year.
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A £160-a-week increase in 24 months is more than thegrosspayof someone who works for a week in the ambulance service.
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