- wage-packet
- 'wage-.packetnBrE an envelope that contains your wages
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wage packet — noun 1. A small envelope in which a worker s wages are issued 2. (loosely) one s wages • • • Main Entry: ↑wage * * * wage packet, British. a pay envelope: »As yet it had not affected him where it hurts most in his wage packet (Manchester… … Useful english dictionary
wage packet — noun [countable] another name for pay packet * * * wage packet UK US noun [C] UK WORKPLACE, HR ► PAY PACKET(Cf. ↑pay packet) … Financial and business terms
wage-packet — UK US noun [countable] [singular wage packet plural wage packets] british a pay packet Thesaurus: wages and salariessynonym extra payments and benefits in addition to wages … Useful english dictionary
wage packet — wage packets N COUNT People s wages can be referred to as their wage packet. [mainly BRIT] They work long hours in order to take home a fat wage packet. (in AM, usually use paycheck) … English dictionary
wage-packet — wage ,packet noun count BRITISH 1. ) the amount of money that you receive for work that you have done 2. ) the envelope that contains your pay … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wage-packet — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wage packet : singular wage packet plural wage packets British a pay packet … English dictionary
wage packet — / weɪdʒ ˌpækɪt/ noun same as pay packet … Dictionary of banking and finance
wage-packet — noun (C) BrE an envelope that contains your wages … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
packet — pack‧et [ˈpækt] noun [countable] 1. a small container, usually made of paper, with a set of things in it ; = PACK: • United Biscuits produces 5 billion packets a year. packet of • Supermarkets withdrew thousands of packets of chocolates after… … Financial and business terms
wage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (also wages) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ competitive (esp. AmE), decent, fair, good, high ▪ inadequate, low, meagre/meager (esp … Collocations dictionary
