pay packet



pay packet

1. Literally, an envelope or small parcel containing an employee's earnings. Primarily heard in UK. Back when I started working here, before online banking and direct debit, everyone got their pay packet put in their hand at the end of each week.
2. By extension, a person's salary or rate of pay from an employer. Primarily heard in UK. The public outcry has been immense over revelations of the charity CEO's outrageous annual pay packet.
See also: packet, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hoshiho-sheeJapanese
KornÉLKOR-naylHungarian
Natalianah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Late Roman
Abd Al-Rashid-Arabic
XenaZEE-nəPopular Culture
KenelmKEN-əlmEnglish (Rare)