payday

noun

pay·​day ˈpā-ˌdā How to pronounce payday (audio)
: a regular day on which wages are paid

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Is this Friday a payday?
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While the paydays are still well short of those in the men’s league, clubs are luring foreign players with tax-free salaries and expat perks. — semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Benjamin Jaros and Joshua Rauh, economists affiliated with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, see a much smaller payday. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Under Stuber, Netflix became known as the place where name filmmakers could land big budgets and paydays as the traditional studios implemented more cost-conscious spending practices. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Are members using overdrafts, payday-style borrowing or revolving debt less over time? — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for payday

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First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of payday was in 1529

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payday

noun
pay·​day ˈpā-ˌdā How to pronounce payday (audio)
: a regular day on which wages are paid
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