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payday
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payday
(noun)
payday
/
ˈ
peɪˌdeɪ/
noun
payday
/
ˈ
peɪˌdeɪ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAYDAY
:
the day when you are regularly paid your wages
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noncount
]
Payday
is every other Friday. [=the company pays its employees every two weeks on a Friday]
Next Friday is
payday
.
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payday
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