base pay

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noun
  1. pay received for a given work period, as an hour or week, but not including additional pay, as for overtime work.

Origin of base pay

1
First recorded in 1915–20
  • Also called base salary, base wage .

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How to use base pay in a sentence

  • The base pay is about $45,000, and it takes 22 long years to hit the $100,000 cap, according to the Department of Education.

    The $140,000 Janitors | Azriel James Relph | November 24, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • We received a base pay each month and a flying pay for each month when we flew at least four hours.

  • Men in the Flying Corps get 50 per cent more than the base pay their rating calls for.

    The U-boat hunters | James B. Connolly
  • Besides the base pay of a man's rating there is extra money for men doing special work.

    The U-boat hunters | James B. Connolly