payday

noun

pay·​day ˈpā-ˌdā 

: a regular day on which wages are paid

Examples of payday in a Sentence

Is this Friday a payday?

Recent Examples on the Web

After all, the higher the price, the bigger their paydays. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025

The previous coach, Ben Johnson, couldn’t get over the hump in his four seasons, having his roster hit hard by defections when a lack of name, image and likeness (NIL) money led to two key players receiving bigger paydays after last season. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025

Some of those listed here, such as Filip Forsberg, actually posted multiple seasons over our thresholds, scoring 25-plus goals twice before age 23 to earn a big payday. —James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

There are no guarantees in sports, but players who start with winning bets will take home a bigger payday. —Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for payday

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

payday

noun

pay·​day ˈpā-ˌdā 

: a regular day on which wages are paid