back pay
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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President Donald Trump ordered the department to find funds to compensate essential workers required to stay on the job, allowing some back pay to be issued in recent weeks.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
If companies can show they are trying to correct a violation, by giving back pay to workers and agreeing to change the offending practices, the law keeps penalties low.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Even after funding resumes, workers may wait weeks for back pay, which means that callouts and resignations won’t disappear overnight.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
Otherwise, they may not be able to get back pay for those days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Don Quixote learned that the man owed the boy some back pay, so he figured out how much it was and, menacing the man with his lance, ordered the farmer to pay what he owed.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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