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combat pay

combat pay noun: additional remuneration provided to a member of a military service when he or she is assigned to combat operations.

Noun

combat pay (uncountable)

  1. Additional remuneration provided to a member of a military service when he or she is assigned to combat operations.
    • Both bills provide for a new cold war hostile fire pay, similar to wartime combat pay.1963 August 7, “Now It's Up To House: All Senators OK Fatter Service Pay Checks Oct. 1”, in Spartanburg Herald Journal, USA, retrieved 14 Oct 2013
    • [H]e testifed that he had received three battle stars as a member of the combat unit and had received combat pay.1987 June 3, Wayne King, “Two in evangelist's libel suit cite Congressional privilege”, in New York Times, retrieved 14 Oct 2013

Questions about combat pay

What does combat pay mean?
Combat pay means additional remuneration provided to a member of a military service when he or she is assigned to combat operations.
What part of speech is combat pay?
Combat pay is a noun.

Words near combat pay in the dictionary

  1. combat log
  2. combat logged
  3. combat logging
  4. combat logs
  5. combat pants
  6. combat pay
  7. combat readiness
  8. combat roll
  9. combat rolls
  10. combat sport
  11. combat sports

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