weekly pay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofweeklyandpay
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weekly
adjective
adverb
uk/ˈwiː.kli/us/ˈwiː.kli/
happening once a week or ...
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pay
noun[U]
uk/peɪ/us/peɪ/
the money you receive for doing ...
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(Definition ofweeklyandpayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These unions, however, largely had ignored earlier pleas by less skilled railroad workers for state laws mandatingweeklypay.
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The practical effect of doing so will be slight, since few eligible employees haveweeklypayapproaching £110.
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This is deeply ingrained in the concept of theweeklypaypacket and weekly benefit, although one can depart from that by expressing an option.
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Applying the same criterion to a council tenant'sweeklypayor annual pay he would be able to pay a much higher rent.
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It is quite impossible for him to save from hisweeklypaysomething like £20 to £25 to do so.
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That is all based onweeklypayso that it can be done quickly at that moment.
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No reduction inweeklypayrates has taken place since the transfer.
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Average hours and averageweeklypayare shown in the tables.
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People receive a monthly orweeklypayslip on which is shown a deduction, if there is one, for the trade union check-off.
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Thereafter, if medical certificates continue, payment is made on the claimant'sweeklypayday.
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The loss of a day's pay made a real difference to theweeklypaypacket.
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For many people, theweeklypaypacket or monthly salary is what work is all about.
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However, for us the social wage is just as important as theweeklypaypacket.
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So never count just the blatantweeklypayof the miner; remember also the disease and the injury that he faces.
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I understand there is some congestion on theweeklypay-day.
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The equivalentweeklypayfor the private soldier is now over £18 a week.
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The purpose of the order is to double the amount ofweeklypaywhich qualifies for redundancy payments.
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The averageweeklypaywas found to be £46 two years ago and the average hourly rate was £1.28.
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Data on the averageweeklypayof manual and non-teaching white collar staff in institutions of higher and further education are not available.
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He takes home a basic averageweeklypayof £68·50.
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