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comp time

comp time noun: the act of an employer granting an employee paid time off instead of overtime pay in compensation for additional hours of work.

Noun

comp time (uncountable)

  1. (US, labour law, human resources) The act of an employer granting an employee paid time off instead of overtime pay in compensation for additional hours of work.
    Synonyms:
    compensatory time, time off in lieu, TOIL, banked time, bank time

Synonyms of comp time

Origin of comp time

Clipping of compensatory time.

Questions about comp time

What does comp time mean?
Comp time means the act of an employer granting an employee paid time off instead of overtime pay in compensation for additional hours of work.
What part of speech is comp time?
Comp time is a noun.

Words near comp time in the dictionary

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  10. comp.theorist
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