back pay

noun

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

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The employee received back pay but was immediately put on administrative leave. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 7 Apr. 2025 Some have seen back pay appear in their bank accounts. Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025 Agencies are still sorting out how to bring back those workers and give them the back pay ordered by the courts. Nik Popli, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 Neither Bondi’s nor the police’s statement made any mention of the back pay that was part of the consent decree. William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 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 14 Apr. 2025.

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