half pay

Noun

Meaning

reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time

Alternative names

half-pay

Hypernyms

Examples

Books that have become classics-books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal-always remind me of venerable colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay. Thomas Bailey Aldrich

After his return he left active service but remained at half pay. Source: Internet

The Continental Congress, before the Articles were approved, had promised soldiers a pension of half pay for life. Source: Internet

His regiment was disbanded and he was retired on half pay as a Major. Source: Internet

To help reduce the company's $4.3 billion annual wage bill, affected staff members will have to take leave, including long service leave built up over years, and those without it will be advanced annual leave at half pay. Source: Internet

Once charged with a crime, a public service worker is automatically suspended from duty and receives only half pay until their matter is disposed of. Source: Internet

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