half pay

American  

noun

1. half one's regular pay.

2. a reduced amount paid to a British army or navy officer when not in actual service or after retirement.

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Etymology

Origin of half pay

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

She added she worked through the pandemic but was currently off work on half pay due to having long Covid.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

They survived the pandemic — Bilal was on half pay for a while, but the government made up the other half.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2021

Southwest instituted an emergency time-off program that allows flight attendants to take May or June, or May and June off at half pay with full medical benefits.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2020

A couple of years after this heart trouble, my father was put on half pay by the Trinidad Guardian, the newspaper for which he worked.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019

I only half pay attention when he reads, because Gat has not kissed me or reached out to me since we agreed to act normal.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart