What is payday? This word was used in Soviet times, today it is used more often by older people. The article considers its meaning, as well as synonyms.
In dictionary
What the word "pay" means is easy to guess. It comes from the verb "receive." The word refers to colloquial vocabulary, however, its meaning can be found in many explanatory dictionaries.
So what is pay? This is the money received for the work. That is what the Lopatin dictionary says. There are other related values. A pay is not only a salary, but also a day when it is paid. The same can be said about the word “salary”. “Tomorrow we have a pay,” - a similar phrase could often be heard in Soviet institutions. Today they often use the word "salary". Examples:
- She had three schoolchildren, whom she raised alone, and therefore the pay of the laboratory assistant scattered instantly.
- On that day, everyone was in high spirits: as always, when they received a paycheck at the research institute, which was barely enough for the necessities.
- He waited impatiently for the first salary - he had to re-pay with friends before pay, which he really did not like to do.
Other values
A pay is a salary. However, another meaning is given in Ushakov’s dictionary. A pay is a synonym for the word “receipt”. Ushakov has an example: "I was seeking the pay of the necessary material." Nevertheless, in this meaning the word is used even less frequently than in the meaning of “salary”.
Synonyms
As already mentioned, pay is a salary. But here it is worth clarifying: under this word it is assumed not only wages, but also any other receipt of money. However, not an advance. A pay is an income. But more often this word was used when it came to money that remained after deducting the advance payment. The cash bonus was never called payday. Synonyms of this term are the words "earnings" and "salary", as well as the day the salary was issued. Other examples:
- The advance paid on the tenth of the day went to cover debts, purchase food and travel, and therefore, to the payday promised in the amount of 120 rubles, she decided to save, and even walked a couple of times from work home on foot.
- There were still ten days left until the payday, and the shoes became unusable after the first slushy days.
- He furiously sought to please the boss, because the increase meant not only a big pay, but also all sorts of privileges.
- She was a decisive, practical lady, not prone to romance, and therefore on the very first day of meeting another man she was tactlessly interested in how much he received.