Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

pay rise

 noun
     
Related topics: Wages
pay rise British English; pay raise American English [countable]
BEW an increase in the amount of money you are paid for doing your job:
Some company directors have awarded themselves huge pay rises.
a 4% pay raise
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary