pay envelope
Americannoun
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an envelope containing a paycheck or wages.
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Informal. wages or salary; paycheck.
Example Sentences
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The buyer: a steelworker with plenty of overtime in his pay envelope and a thriving bank account.
From Time Magazine Archive
The boy's thin pay envelope and a little something in the savings bank kept the family off the town but unless something turned up they would lose the house, sure.
From Time Magazine Archive
Welcome to 1990: millions of American workers have by now ripped open their first pay envelope and discovered an unpleasant surprise: their take-home is less than it was in December.
From Time Magazine Archive
At story's end, with the G.I.s and the big pay envelope gone, he is getting ready to plant corn.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reaching into her jacket pocket, Lupita pulled out her pay envelope and gave it to Irela.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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