back pay

noun

: money that is owed to a worker from an earlier time

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This all started because my older daughter made a joke about me owing her back pay because my younger daughter’s college tuition was more expensive than hers. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 July 2025 The school committee reached a settlement with the teachers in 2023, issuing each of them $33,333 payments and back pay of over $50,000, according to Rhode Island news reports at the time. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025 Two lieutenants received suspensions that were later reduced, and one correction officer was dismissed but later had that dismissal reversed and was able to receive back pay. Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025 Both revenue-sharing and non-revenue-sharing schools, including Houston Christian University, which challenged the back pay feature, will see funds withheld. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for back pay

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“Back pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20pay. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.

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