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wage packets

wage packets is the plural of wage packet.

Meaning of wage packet

Noun

wage packet (plural wage packets)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) An envelope or similar package in which a salary is given to a worker
  2. (figuratively) The salary of an employee
    • It has been one of the eternal questions of the Premier League era, echoing down the years as kits have got tighter and wage packets heavier.2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off”, in The Guardian, London

Questions about wage packets

What is wage packets the plural of?
Wage packets is the plural of wage packet.

Words near wage packets in the dictionary

  1. wage labourers
  2. wage labours
  3. wage moderation
  4. wage moderations
  5. wage packet
  6. wage packets
  7. wage premium
  8. wage premiums
  9. wage scale
  10. wage scales
  11. wage share

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