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noun
The act of an employer granting an employee paid time off instead of overtime pay in compensation for additional hours of work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Qualifier: labour law; human resources; labour law; human resources
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Synonyms: compensatory time, time off in lieu, TOIL, banked time, bank time
Antonyms: none provided
History
Clipping of compensatory time.
