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half pay
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noun
half one's regular pay.
a reduced amount paid to a British army or navy officer when not in actual service or after retirement.
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Origin of half pay
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby half pay
half note, half of it, half-open, half-open interval, half-p, half pay, half-peck, half-pedalling, halfpenny, halfpennyworth, half-pie
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