strike pay.
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strike pay — ➔ pay1 * * * strike pay UK US noun [U] HR, WORKPLACE ► money paid by a trade union to its members when they are on strike and not being paid by their company: »Workers receive $200 a week in strike pay if they take shifts on the picket line … Financial and business terms
Strike pay — (or strike fund ) is the name of payments made by a trade union to workers who are on strike.In the United KingdomWhilst some trade unions make payments to members who are on an official strike there is no requirement to do so. The UK government… … Wikipedia
strike pay — n [U] money paid by a union to workers who are on ↑strike … Dictionary of contemporary English
strike pay — strike ,pay noun uncount money paid to workers by their union during a STRIKE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strike pay — noun money paid to strikers from union funds • Hypernyms: ↑wage, ↑pay, ↑earnings, ↑remuneration, ↑salary * * * noun see strike benefit * * * strike pay noun An allowance paid b … Useful english dictionary
strike pay dirt — hit/strike/pay dirt informal phrase to get or find something valuable or useful He hit pay dirt with his new invention. Thesaurus: to get something or someonesynonym … Useful english dictionary
strike pay dirt — ► hit (or strike) pay dirt N. Amer. informal find or reach a source of profit. [ORIGIN: from pay dirt in the sense «ground containing a profitable amount of ore».] Main Entry: ↑pay … English terms dictionary
strike pay dirt — If you strike pay dirt, you are lucky and suddenly find yourself in a successful money making situation. Charlie finally struck pay dirt with his latest invention … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
strike pay dirt — hit/strike pay dirt American & Australian to achieve or discover something important or valuable. She finally hit pay dirt with her third novel which quickly became a best seller … New idioms dictionary
strike pay — /ˈstraɪk peɪ/ (say struyk pay) noun an allowance paid by a trade union to members on strike. Also, strike benefit …
