pay rise
More money earned
A pay rise is an increase in wages or salary, the British term for what Americans call a raise: She asked her boss for a pay rise.
The phrase treats the increase as something that happens to pay itself, while the American version focuses on receiving more.
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- incrementUnit of increase
- raiseLift or increase
- wage adjustmentChange in earnings rate
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
wage negotiation · living wage · fair wage · collective bargaining · union dues · compensation · minimum wage · remuneration · wage theft · cost of living adjustment · inflation adjustment · cost of living · salary · boss · paycheck · earnings · annual · salary bump
- public paysalary, base salary, salary scales, salary structure, wage scales
pay risepay cut
Reduction in earnings
salary reduction · salary cut · pay reduction · demotion · pay freeze
pay risepay cut
Reduction in earnings
redundancy · dismissal · termination · layoff · sacking
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