payday
Wage distribution day
Payday is the day when workers receive their wages or salary: I can't afford it until payday.
The word also refers to any significant financial gain or reward: The lawsuit settlement was a big payday for the plaintiffs.
In boxing and other sports, a payday means a lucrative fight or match: He's looking for one more payday before retirement.
Compensation for labor
- earningsMoney gained from work
- wagesPayment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- take-homeEarnings after taxes
payroll · stipend · remuneration · emolument · hourly · overtime · direct deposit · compensation
Spend freely, impulsively
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- rentPayment for temporary use
- groceriesFood bought at stores
bills · expenses · indulgence · luxury · celebration · night out · retail therapy · budgeting
Borrowed money repaid later
- rentPayment for temporary use
- creditorOne owed money
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
- mortgageSecured home loan
bills · overdraft · credit card · due date · interest · debt · borrowing · cash advance
Every two weeks
- monthlyOccurring each lunar cycle
- end of monthFinal days of period
- 15thOrdinal for fifteen
- 1stEarliest in order
weekly · semi-monthly · direct deposit · pending · cleared · delayed · early · late
Borrowed funds before payday
- short-termOf limited duration
- high interestCostly borrowing fees
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- lenderOne who loans money
borrowing · fees · rollover · debt trap · storefront · online lender · APR · due date
paycheck
Compensation for labor
take-home · payroll · stipend · remuneration · emolument · hourly · overtime · direct deposit · compensation · livelihood
splurge
Spend freely, impulsively
bills · groceries · expenses · indulgence · luxury · celebration · night out · retail therapy · budgeting · priorities
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
- rentPayment for temporary use
- creditorOne owed money
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
bills · mortgage · overdraft · credit card · due date · interest · debt · borrowing · cash advance · collections
biweekly
Every two weeks
- monthlyOccurring each lunar cycle
- end of monthFinal days of period
- 15thOrdinal for fifteen
1st · weekly · semi-monthly · direct deposit · pending · cleared · delayed · early · late · waiting
cash advance
Borrowed funds before payday
- short-termOf limited duration
- high interestCostly borrowing fees
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
lender · borrowing · fees · rollover · debt trap · storefront · online lender · APR · due date · payback
- blue collarhard hat, blue collar, blue-collar jobs, factory work, manual labor
- recurring thingscycle, rhythm, routine, habit, pattern
- winningsjackpot, prize, winnings, grand prize, top prize
- working poorpaycheck to paycheck, living wage, low-income, hourly wage, food stamps
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
paydaybroke
Lacking any funds
poverty · destitution · insolvency · hard times · lean times
- payday loansShort-term high-interest borrowing