military pay

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandpay

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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pay
noun[U]
uk
/peɪ/us
/peɪ/
the money you receive for doing ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandpayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Soaring inflation has overwhelmedmilitarypay.
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They also receivemilitarypayand allowances.
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The question is whether he drawsmilitarypay.
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I understand these men get not only theirmilitarypaybut also their full civil pay.
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They received theirmilitarypay, but no wages from the company.
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I know-that in home stations civilian pay clerks work side by side withmilitarypayclerks.
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However, unlike regular soldiers, reservists may also claim financial assistance if their civilian earnings are greater than theirmilitarypay.
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It is said they have done very well, because they get their civil pay in addition to theirmilitarypay.
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He foregoes the whole of his professional income, and goes onmilitarypay, or perhaps on no pay at all.
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The military member is a retired officer and has waived the difference between hismilitarypayand his pension.
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First, it is essential that defence research expenditure should be subject to rigorous appraisal to ensure that it will have amilitarypay-off.
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I should add that these tradesmen, in addition to theirmilitarypayand allowances, all earn extra pay according to the work they do.
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In addition to receiving their military salary; reservists may claim financial assistance if their civilian earnings are greater than theirmilitarypay.
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They are entitled to draw the district rate of wages or theirmilitarypay, whichever is greatest, and their wives are entitled to separation allowances.
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No deductions will, of course, be made on account of insurance from themilitarypayof persons so electing to remain uninsured.
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The vocational training at both types of centre will be given to the men as soldiers, who will receive their fullmilitarypayand appropriate allowances as such.
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He cancelledmilitarypayraises during a time of high inflation and government deficits.
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After the war, he used the arrears ofmilitarypayto speculate in forfeited crown and royalist estates.
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The mission of the unit was to processmilitarypayand personnel records for units mobilizing to combat zones oversees.
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In return, they would receivemilitarypayand a financial retainer, a useful addition to their civilian wage.
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While it is still possible for an officer to be selected for these ranks, they do not appear on the currentmilitarypaygrade scale.
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They prevailed in 1960 when the court invalidated the discharges and awarded them their backmilitarypayfor the remainder of their enlistment periods.
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The stores provided wholesome food beyond what was supplied in the official rations, and the savings they provided supplementedmilitarypay.
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Mieszko provided for all their equipment and needs, evenmilitarypayfor their children regardless of their gender, from the moment they were born.
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Congress assigned sovereignty to itself rather than to a monarch, and considered loweringmilitarypayand decreasing the size of the army.
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