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# payday

noun (payday, paydays)

«payday» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Payday is the day when workers are paid their wages. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «payday» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«payday» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payday.html) on Mova free.