back pay

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Synonyms: back bay, backpay, back away, back gray, backstay, sick pay, back pain, back pack, back saw, base pay, back pass

Antonyms: back bay, backpay, back away, back gray, backstay, sick pay, back pain, back pack, back saw, base pay, back pass

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Noun

1. A [[withheld]] [[payment]] for [[work]] which has already been completed, or which could have been completed had the employee not been prevented from doing so.
2. Pay received by an employee from an increase awarded retrospectively, and backdated.

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