payday

noun

pay·​day ˈpā-ˌdā How to pronounce payday (audio)
: a regular day on which wages are paid

Examples of payday in a Sentence

Is this Friday a payday?
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Woodruff is still a Brewer, but only after a major shoulder injury denied him his big free agent payday. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 That deal involved a $2 million payday for Liefeld for the purchase price, according to multiple sources. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024 Mulvaney and Kraninger also throttled back the CFPB’s regulatory agenda, including a controversial rule that would have upended the payday loan industry. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024 Revenue data is not public, but historically, in the tribal lending model of payday lending, these outsiders have taken the lion’s share of the profits, according to lawsuits. Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for payday 

Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of payday was in 1529

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“Payday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payday. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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payday

noun
pay·​day ˈpā-ˌdā How to pronounce payday (audio)
: a regular day on which wages are paid

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