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payday

[ pey-dey ]

noun

  1. the day on which wages are given, payment is made, etc.
  2. Informal. a day or period during which a great deal of money, success, fame, etc., is won or obtained:

    Payday came when she was given a screen test by a big Hollywood studio.



payday

/ ˈpeɪˌdeɪ /

noun

  1. the day on which wages or salaries are paid


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Word History and Origins

Origin of payday1

First recorded in 1520–30; pay 1 + day

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Example Sentences

It was a Friday—payday—and for many employees, it would be their last day.

“Right now, I just came out of a hearing on payday lending,” Warren told me.

Big payday at stake—players expected to leave goof butts home.

In Dublin, land of a thousand Joyce walking tours, Bloomsday has come to mean payday.

How to avoid borrowing lots of money at high interest rates (e.g. credit cards and payday loans).

On every payday Vergine was on hand to receive his percentage.

The first stone was so big that working at full speed, every time it turned around once it was payday.

He would always pay me back at payday and a week later he would start borrowing again.

The boys were still playing poker and Al Johnson was still borrowing money and paying me back every payday.

In Venusport, on payday-night, it is difficult to tell for certain where the town leaves off and the pink elephants begin.

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