payday

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payday

/ˈpeɪdeɪ/

Rhymes with -eɪdeɪ

Where it comes from

From pay + day.

noun paydays · pay day

The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: salary, paycheck, payroll, pay, bonus, end, differential, premium, agri, pay day, paynight, business day, market day, ticket day, pay packet, account day

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noun day on which an employee's salary is paid

Español	día de pago, recompensa
中文	發薪日 /发薪日 fāxīnrì
Português	dia de pagamento
Français	jour de paye
Deutsch	Zahltag
Ελληνικά	ημέρα πληρωμής iméra pliromís

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@misc{payday_2026,
  title = {payday},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/payday},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}