high pay

collocation in English

meaningsofhighandpay

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high
adjective
uk
/haɪ/us
/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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pay
noun[U]
uk
/peɪ/us
/peɪ/
the money you receive for doing ...
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(Definition ofhighandpayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These create ahighpay-off for further investments in a given technology.
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Highpay, extensive staffing, and the selective use of seniority systems all appeared in legislatures that were not commonly considered professionalized.
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First, there is ahighpayoffer on the cards.
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High efficiency andhighpaymust go together.
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What are women getting in these days ofhighpay?
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That applies whether they are on low orhighpay.
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It mobilised parliament to give legitimacy to its developmental objectives and resisted the welfare politics of the local bureaucrats who demandedhighpayand speedy promotion.
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When thathighpayfalls back for one reason or another, naturally the compensating advantage of thehighpayis lost and people become dissatisfied.
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How would it accommodate pockets of low orhighpaywithin regions?
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As a result, they can affordhighpaydeals while remaining competitive.
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It will also reflect the needs of areas outside the south-east withhighpaycosts.
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Of course, that means that those in properties where values arehighpaymore.
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Of course that means that those in properties whose values arehighpaymore.
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The textile industry is not noted for its militancy and certainly not for itshighpay.
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However, they are fully aware of the consequences of unnecessarilyhighpayincreases.
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Ahighpayincrease does not help a low income family with dependent children.
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Many of these men, who do not get veryhighpay, lead dedicated lives.
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Many miners and others who are producing are demandinghighpay.
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There are enormouslyhighpay-outs and no restriction on people continuing to make claims.
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Industry has far more to fear from inflation andhighpayawards than from interest rates.
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I hope thathighpayrises will end too, because they are a self-destruct mechanism.
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Decent employment laws go with economic success,highpayand prosperity.
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It is not coming out of these people who are getting thehighpay.
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We can havehighpaystandards, competitiveness and economic success—they should march together.
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