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
&Aelig;Lfwig-Anglo-Saxon
Berenicebər-NEES (English), ber-ə-NEE-see (English), be-re-NEE-che (Italian)English, Italian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Eudoxia-Ancient Greek
'Azri'el-Biblical Hebrew
Arwa-Arabic
CezÁRio-Portuguese (Brazilian)