base paynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbeɪs ˈpeɪ//ˌbeɪs ˈpeɪ/the basic amount of money that someone is paid for doing a job, not including any extra amounts such as overtime payments or bonuses :
Teachers have asked for a 5 per cent increase in their base pay.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Earning money
- bank
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- bring
- bring sth in
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- payroll
- pickings
- strike pay
- venal
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