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pay rises

pay rises is the plural of pay rise.

Meaning of pay rise

Noun

pay rise (plural pay rises)

  1. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, sometimes, rest of Commonwealth) An increase in salary or wages.
    • Whelan called the offer "risible", describing it as a "land grab for all the terms and conditions we have negotiating over the years". He demanded a no-strings pay offer that recognises the "significant cost of living increases" since the last pay rise in 2019.2024 May 1, Mel Holley, “Network News: New action from ASLEF to hit Bank Holiday services”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 14
    Synonyms:
    raise, pay raise

Questions about pay rises

What is pay rises the plural of?
Pay rises is the plural of pay rise.

Words near pay rises in the dictionary

  1. pay pigs
  2. pay raise
  3. pay raises
  4. pay respect
  5. pay rise
  6. pay rises
  7. pay roll
  8. pay rolls
  9. pay run
  10. pay runs
  11. pay scale

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