Meanings
noundanger pay (uncountable)
- uncountableExtra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.
Synonyms: hazard pay, danger money
Synonyms & antonyms
nounExtra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.
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Translations
Catalan plus de perillositat
- plus de perillositatextra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions
Dutch bibbergeld
- bibbergeldextra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions
French prime de risque
- prime de risqueextra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions
German Gefahrenzulage
- Gefahrenzulageextra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions
Hungarian veszélyességi pótlék
- veszélyességi pótlékextra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions
Polish dodatek za pracę w trudnych warunkach
- dodatek za pracę w trudnych warunkachextra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions
Portuguese adicional de periculosidade
- adicional de periculosidadeextra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions
Spanish plus de peligrosidad
- plus de peligrosidadextra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions
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danger pay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danger%20pay
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“danger pay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danger%20pay. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “danger pay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danger%20pay.
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