overtime

[ noun, adverb, adjective oh-ver-tahym; verb oh-ver-tahym ]

/ noun, adverb, adjective ˈoʊ vərˌtaɪm; verb ˌoʊ vərˈtaɪm /

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noun

working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time.

pay for such time (distinguished from straight time).

time in excess of a prescribed period.

Sports. an additional period of play for deciding the winner of a game in which the contestants are tied at the end of the regular playing period.

adverb

during overtime: to work overtime.

adjective

of or for overtime: overtime pay.

verb (used with object), o·ver·timed, o·ver·tim·ing.

to give too much time to (a photographic exposure).

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Origin of overtime

First recorded in 1530–40; over- + time

Words nearby overtime

overtax, overthink, overthrow, overthrust, overthrust belt, overtime, overtire, overtired, overtly, overtone, overtook

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Example sentences from the Web for overtime

Clinkscales is still a cop, and made more than $100,000 in salary and overtime last year.
Chicago’s Cops Don’t Even Get Investigated for Shooting People in the Back|Justin Glawe|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CAP paper estimates that if current trends continue unabated, overtime pay will disappear entirely by 2026.
It’s Always Black Friday for Clerks|Michael Tomasky|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anotha Day Of Wrk Jst Getn Off… Bossman Alrdy Say He Liking Me and My Wrk Skills And Me Asking Him For Overtime.
The Muslim Convert Behind America’s First Workplace Beheading|Michael Daly|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He caught eight passes for 71 yards and a touchdown in an overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills last weekend.
The NFL Is Full of Ray Rices|Robert Silverman|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Not surprisingly, the average American puts in a month and a half of overtime each year.
Life’s Essentials: Serious Work, Serious Fun.||July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was getting $21.50 per week, and was also paid for overtime.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
A good part of the time they spend growling on the subject of overtime.
Working With the Working Woman|Cornelia Stratton Parker
In view of the tremendous issues involved, permission was given to employ women and young persons for two hours overtime.
Women in Modern Industry|B. L. Hutchins
For overtime, her hardest hours, are taxed at nearly 50 percent.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush|George W. Bush
Make painful discovery that, in spite of overtime at Imperial printing works, I am out of ultimatum forms.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 19th, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for overtime

overtime

noun (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)

work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hours
(as modifier)overtime pay

the rate of pay established for such work

time in excess of a set period

sport, US and Canadian extra time

adverb (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)

beyond the regular or stipulated time

verb (ˌəʊvəˈtaɪm)

(tr) to exceed the required time for (a photographic exposure)

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overtime

noun

adverb

adjective

verb (used with object), o·ver·timed, o·ver·tim·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for overtime

noun (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)

adverb (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)

verb (ˌəʊvəˈtaɪm)