overtime

noun

Definition of overtimenext
as in double time

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Recent Examples of overtime Nothing had come simply for USC through this frustrating first campaign under Eric Musselman, and here was one last stand, stretching fittingly into one overtime, then another. — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025 The Kings fell to 4-8 on the second night of back-to-backs after suffering a 111-110 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in Inglewood. — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025 The Hornets then committed a bad turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass to give the Heat another chance to force overtime. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 The graduate guard had 16 first-half points and added eight more in the second half and four in overtime. — Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overtime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
  1. double time
  2. wage
  3. salary
  4. minimum wage
  5. paycheck
  6. living wage
  7. compensation
  8. time and a half
Noun
  • Faraji wants her case to be certified as a class action on behalf of others who worked at Fox at some point over the last four years, who were nonexempt hourly workers and who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • During a City Council meeting in October, the Antioch Police Department proposed double time for its officers who work on police details but faced opposition.
    — Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of double time
Noun
  • Zoom in: The wage move affects employees of companies that contract with the federal government, such as janitors and food service workers.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
  • For example, Illinois sets required wage rates local governments have to pay for public works projects—a mandate that takes away local control, significantly inflates costs and limits the ability to stretch taxpayer dollars.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of wage
Noun
  • Carter chose the latter, where his starting salary was set at six hundred thousand dollars, or about $1.4 million today.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Living in or near London was another factor, while his salary fits within Chelsea’s wage structure.
    — Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of salary
Noun
  • There's nothing wrong with raising the minimum wage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The fight for climate change was the fight for Palestinian statehood was the fight to raise the minimum wage.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of minimum wage
Noun
  • Lawmakers will continue to receive paychecks during a shutdown, while staffers will be furloughed, though essential personnel will still work.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Around 9 percent of this is federal income tax, equal to around $245 per paycheck.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of paycheck
Noun
  • And, quite simply, all workers deserve a living wage.
    — Celia Ford, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Musicians’ access to healthcare has been a topic of discussion in recent weeks after Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan used her best new artist acceptance speech advocate for healthcare and a living wage for developing artists.
    — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of living wage
Noun
  • Ensuring competitive compensation, robust leadership development and scalable people operations is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As the fire appears to be outside of airlines’ control, flight compensation may not be payable, according to a note issued by Citi on Friday.
    — Leslie Josephs,Monica Pitrelli,Lucy Handley, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
  • In addition to reducing the standard workweek by 20%, Sander’s Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act, which enjoys strong union support, would require employers to pay time and a half for workdays exceeding eight hours.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
Definition of time and a half

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