payday

«payday» in Mova's school dictionary: the day when workers are paid their wages — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (payday, paydays)

meaning for a pupil

1) Payday is the day when workers are paid their wages. tree →

2) (informal) A big payday is a time when someone gets a lot of money at once. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and maths problems about money it tells when wages arrive and helps plan saving and spending. In stories it can show a family waiting for money. Phrases: «payday loan» (a costly short loan — a money trap), «until payday», «a big payday».

examples

• Friday is payday for Mum. tree →
• We'll buy the bike after payday. tree →
• Money is tight just before payday. tree →
• Payday comes once a month for many workers. tree →
• The winner had a big payday. tree →
• Dad pays the bills on payday. tree →
• Payday loans can cost a lot of extra money. tree →
• How many weeks until payday? tree →

note

One word (also «pay day»). Safety: «payday loans» charge very high interest. In maths, if payday is every 2 weeks, there are 26 paydays in a year (52 ÷ 2).

In the corpora

• Payday is the day pay arrives in the bank, often once a month, so money is usually lowest just before it.
• Sometimes money runs out before payday.
• Payday is the day pay arrives; many families paid monthly have to make money last until the next payday.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «payday» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.