payday

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/ˈpeɪdeɪ/

noun

The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounpayday (plural paydays)

plural paydays · alternative pay day

  1. The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 出糧日 /出粮日
  • 出糧日 /出粮日 (ceot¹ loeng⁴ jat⁶)day on which an employee's salary is paid
Chinese Mandarin 發薪日 /发薪日
  • 發薪日 /发薪日 (fāxīnrì)day on which an employee's salary is paid
Danish lønningsdag
  • lønningsdagday on which an employee's salary is paid
Esperanto salajrotago
  • salajrotagoday on which an employee's salary is paid
Estonian palgapäev
  • palgapäevday on which an employee's salary is paid
Finnish palkkapäivä
  • palkkapäiväday on which an employee's salary is paid
French jour de paye
  • jour de payeday on which an employee's salary is paid
German Zahltag
  • Zahltagday on which an employee's salary is paid
Greek ημέρα πληρωμής
  • ημέρα πληρωμής (iméra pliromís)day on which an employee's salary is paid
Norwegian lønningsdag
  • lønningsdagday on which an employee's salary is paid
Polish dzień wypłaty
  • dzień wypłatyday on which an employee's salary is paid
Portuguese dia de pagamento
  • dia de pagamentoday on which an employee's salary is paid
Scottish Gaelic latha-pàighidh
  • latha-pàighidhday on which an employee's salary is paid
Spanish día de pago, recompensa
  • día de pagoday on which an employee's salary is paid
  • recompensaday on which an employee's salary is paid
Swedish avlöningsdag, lönedag
  • avlöningsdagday on which an employee's salary is paid
  • lönedagday on which an employee's salary is paid
Turkish maaş günü
  • maaş günüday on which an employee's salary is paid

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Cite this entry
APA

payday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payday

MLA

“payday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payday. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “payday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payday.

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