pay raise

A form of pay rise — An increase in salary or wages.

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Meanings

nounpay raise (plural pay raises)

plural pay raises · alternative payraise

  1. StandardUSStandard form of pay rise (“an increase in salary or wages”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pay riserise
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APA

pay raise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20raise

MLA

“pay raise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20raise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pay raise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20raise.

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