Meanings
nounpay packet (plural pay packets)
plural pay packets
- A sealed envelope containing a person's wages.
These were confusing times for all railwaymen, said Dr. Beeching in a message to B.R. staff, enclosed in their pay packets one week in July.
1962 September, “Talking of Trains: Cold comfort with the cash”, in Modern Railways, page 152 - broadlyidiomaticThe amount a person earns from employment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
Similar
pay envelope
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish palkkapussi, palkkapussi
- palkkapussisealed envelope containing wages
- palkkapussiamount a person earns
Polish wypłata, wypłata
- wypłatasealed envelope containing wages
- wypłataamount a person earns
Swedish lönekuvert
- lönekuvertsealed envelope containing wages
Cite this entry
APA
pay packet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20packet
MLA
“pay packet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20packet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pay packet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20packet.
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