Meanings
- uncountableRetroactive pay, extra pay (like for unpaid or underpaid work during a previous pay period).
... retropay for Plaintiffs, which demand was dropped only when it was discerned that settlement and / or ratification thereof could not be obtained otherwise.
1987, Merk V. Jewel Food Stores, page 91 more example
[…] the actual amount given to each employee in the form of "retropay." Again, the discrepancy lay in the fact that the retropay amounts [...] were each way too large to be explainable as merely reflecting a 5-day retroactive catchup payment.
2003, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 1227
Origin
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retropay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retropay
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