overtime

noun

Definition of overtimenext
as in double time

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Recent Examples of overtime In overtime versus Penn State, Moore had a wide-open touchdown to Kenyon Sadiq on the corner route but quickly found the checkdown at the first hint of pressure. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Certain chairs can cause slouching overtime if not intended for work use, resulting in harming your body in the process. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Indiana erased an eight-point second-half deficit and forced overtime before defeating Atlanta, 95-91. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 They are accused of falsifying overtime claims, forging approvals from supervisors and manipulating official records. — Ben Conarck, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overtime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
  1. double time
  2. wage
  3. salary
  4. minimum wage
  5. paycheck
  6. living wage
  7. compensation
  8. time and a half
Noun
  • The district also agreed to shift to a weekly overtime threshold, allowing full-time employees to get time-and-a-half on their sixth consecutive work day and double time on the seventh day.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Companies run with limited staff and often pay technicians double time, which drives up the bills homeowners pay.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of double time
Noun
  • Additionally, those students received more than $5,000 in wages, with three to six of them earning summer employment.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • These included housing affordability relative to wages, average home value and the demand for homes compared to local supply.
    — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of wage
Noun
  • Torres and Ronald Araujo leaving (on loan to Liverpool) have left money in the club’s coffers and plenty of room for manoeuvre in terms of the wage bill, which was pushing the limits of La Liga’s salary regulations.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That aligns with evidence that higher teacher salaries help attract and retain effective staff, making educator compensation one of the most important ways that additional education funding can improve student outcomes.
    — Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of salary
Noun
  • About three-quarters of the 53-man roster will be guys on one-year contacts, many at near NFL minimum wage, a league record.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
  • To Singh, that’s a powerful opportunity for his city’s poorer residents who may be struggling to find even minimum wage jobs.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of minimum wage
Noun
  • Fueled by the stock market gains, the incomes of the wealthy increased at a much faster rate than those of rank-and-file workers who receive a paycheck every two weeks.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Behind the glitz of multimillion-dollar funding rounds that define today’s unicorns are often years of founder sacrifices and barely-there paychecks.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of paycheck
Noun
  • The announcement follows similar action taken by workers at various branches of the V&A Museum in London, who voted to strike over pay, working conditions, and the institution’s refusal to seek living wage accreditation.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe that means hiring full-time refs and paying them a living wage.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of living wage
Noun
  • Accept a meal voucher or a goodwill gift card, and the fine print can waive your right to cash compensation worth many times more.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Players who appear in preseason games should receive additional game compensation beyond their training-camp weekly stipend.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • Related Articles The union says the museum has refused to negotiate better pay, including time and a half on bank holidays.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.
    — Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of time and a half

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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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