time and a half



time and a half

A rate of pay for overtime work that is one and one-half times higher than the regular hourly wage, as in I don't mind working Sunday so long as I get time and a half. This expression uses time in the sense of "the number of hours worked." [c. 1885]
See also: and, half, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ThomasTAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica
Andromedaan-DRAW-mə-də (English)Greek Mythology
SpartacusSPAHR-tə-kəs (English)History
Ngawang-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Tryphosa-Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Agrippina-Ancient Roman