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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#m1)

2) (informal) A big payday is a time when someone gets a lot of money at once. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#x1)
- We'll buy the bike after payday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#x2)
- Money is tight just before payday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#x3)
- Payday comes once a month for many workers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#x4)
- The winner had a big payday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#x5)
- Dad pays the bills on payday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#x6)
- Payday loans can cost a lot of extra money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#x7)
- How many weeks until payday? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/6/)
- [Sometimes money runs out before payday.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform/8/)
- [Payday is the day pay arrives; many families paid monthly have to make money last until the next payday.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «payday» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.