backpay

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
22
Letters
7

Definition of backpay

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of back pay.
    “Retaliation against organizing unions is illegal under US federal law, and complaints with the NLRB can lead to fired workers being reinstated with backpay, Bloomberg notes.”
    “It says the offer amounts to an increase of 14.4% for the lowest-paid grades to 9.2% for the highest paid. There is an additional 1.1% on basic earnings and increased backpay. […] The increased backpay will be implemented and paid as a lump sum […].”

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Etymology

From back- + pay.

Anagrams of backpay

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