pay day
Check distribution time
Pay day is the day when wages or salary are distributed.
The term extends to any significant financial windfall or moment of reckoning: After years of hard work, this contract is my pay day.
In boxing and combat sports, a pay day often refers to the purse from a major fight.
Also spelled payday.
Compensation for labor
- wagesPayment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- earningsMoney gained from work
- take-homeEarnings after taxes
direct deposit · compensation · stipend · gross · net · hourly · overtime · commission
Reward beyond expectation
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- prizeReward for winning
profit-sharing · dividend · tax refund · settlement · inheritance · commission · tip · gratuity
- rentPayment for temporary use
- expensesMoney spent on things
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- debtMoney owed another
allocation · accounts · balance · cashflow · planning · priorities · due dates · utilities
Acquiring goods at retailers
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- treatsSnacks given as rewards
- purchasesGoods obtained for money
- retail therapyShopping to improve mood
celebration · dining out · entertainment · indulgence · luxury · spree · wishlist · upgrade
paycheck
Compensation for labor
take-home · direct deposit · compensation · stipend · gross · net · hourly · overtime · commission · advance
bonus
Reward beyond expectation
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
prize · profit-sharing · dividend · tax refund · settlement · inheritance · commission · tip · gratuity · perk
bills
debt · allocation · accounts · balance · cashflow · planning · priorities · due dates · utilities · groceries
shopping
Acquiring goods at retailers
retail therapy · celebration · dining out · entertainment · indulgence · luxury · spree · wishlist · upgrade · new clothes
- weekly routinesgrocery shopping, house cleaning, chores, lawn mowing, deep clean
- daysMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- weekMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- wage lawsminimum wage, fair wages, overtime rules, FLSA, hourly wage
- fiscal datesdue date, tax deadline, filing deadline, fiscal year end, fiscal year
pay daybroke
Lacking any funds
empty pockets · running on empty · scraping by · tapped out · lean times