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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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Hamilcar | | hə-MIL-kahr (English), HAM-il-kahr (English) | Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History |
Salih | | - | Arabic |
Przemek | | PZHE-mek | Polish |
Ninoslav | | - | Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic |
Archippos | | - | Ancient Greek |
JevgĒŅIja | | - | Latvian |