Meaning & use
backpay
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Wages or salary owed to an employee for work already performed but not yet paid, typically covering a past period.
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After winning the grievance, the union members received a year of backpay.
The court ordered the company to issue backpay to the wrongfully terminated employees.
A note on using this word
Most style guides and dictionaries write this as two words, 'back pay,' though the single-word form 'backpay' appears often in informal and business writing.
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retroactive payowed wages
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