Meanings
nounholiday pay (uncountable)
- uncountableA yearly bonus of one's salary or social security with a payout that typically occurs shortly before summer.
- UKuncountableA basic wage paid to an employee while they are on holiday. It can be paid for as many weeks' holiday as an employee is entitled to, although an employee can spread their complete holiday entitlement over the whole year.
Translations
Dutch vakantiegeld
- vakantiegelda yearly bonus of one's salary or social security
Finnish lomapalkka
- lomapalkkabasic wage paid while on holiday
French pécule de vacances
- pécule de vacancesbasic wage paid while on holiday
Indonesian tunjangan hari raya
- tunjangan hari rayaa yearly bonus of one's salary or social security
Norwegian Bokmål feriepenger
- feriepengerbasic wage paid while on holiday
Polish wynagrodzenie urlopowe
- wynagrodzenie urlopowebasic wage paid while on holiday
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
holiday pay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holiday%20pay
MLA
“holiday pay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holiday%20pay. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holiday pay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holiday%20pay.
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