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back paynounPay received by an employee from an increase awarded retrospectively, and backdated.
back paymentnounAn overdue payment from a debtor to a creditor on money owed.
pay checknounAlternative form of paycheck. [(US) A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.]
counter-paymentnounAlternative form of counterpayment. [A payment made to recompense, in part or in full, someone who has made a payment.]
counter paymentnounAlternative form of counterpayment. [A payment made to recompense, in part or in full, someone who has made a payment.]
pay chequenounAlternative form of paycheck. [(US) A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.]
paychequenounAlternative form of paycheck. [(US) A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.]
pay-outnounAlternative form of payout. [An amount of money paid out.]
takehome paynounAlternative spelling of take-home pay. [(labour, economics) The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.]
paychecknoun(US) A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.
kickbacknoun(countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe.
payoffnounAlternative form of pay-off. [A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.]
counterpaymentnounA payment made to recompense, in part or in full, someone who has made a payment.
paybacknounA return on investment.
separation paynounMoney paid as compensation to someone whose employment has ended.
pay runnounAlternative form of payrun. [(accounting) The periodic calculation of a payroll.]
severance paynounMoney paid as compensation to someone whose employment is ended, often in exchange of waiver.
up-front moneynounAlternative form of front money. [(business) Money paid for goods or services in advance, sometimes through an intermediary.]
gross paynounAn amount of pay, wages, salary, or other compensation before deductions, such as for taxes, insurance, and retirement.
separation allowancenounA sum of money paid regularly to support the dependents of a member of the military while he or she is serving away from home.

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