noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpeɪdeɪ/
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rhymes with -eɪdeɪ
CMU ARPABET:P EY1 D EY2
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noun
Meaning 1
The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the day on which you receive pay for your work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: day
History
Etymology
From pay + day.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
աշխատավարձի օր
(ašxatavarji ōr)
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Chinese Cantonese:
出糧日 /出粮日
(ceot1 loeng4 jat6)
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Chinese Mandarin:
發薪日 /发薪日
(fāxīnrì)
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Danish:
lønningsdag
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Esperanto:
salajrotago
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Estonian:
palgapäev
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Finnish:
palkkapäivä
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
French:
jour de paye
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
German:
Zahltag
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Greek:
ημέρα πληρωμής
(iméra pliromís)
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Khmer:
ថ្ងៃបើកប្រាក់
(thngay-baəkprak)
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Norwegian:
lønningsdag
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Polish:
dzień wypłaty
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Portuguese:
dia de pagamento
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Spanish:
día de pago
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Spanish:
recompensa
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Swedish:
avlöningsdag
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Swedish:
lönedag
— day on which an employee's salary is paid
Turkish:
maaş günü
— day on which an employee's salary is paid