overtime pay
noun
: money earned at an increased rate for working more than the usual number of hours in one week
When he works on the weekends, he collects overtime pay.
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No taxes on tips or overtime pay The bill creates a temporary full deduction for tips and overtime pay, allowing taxpayers to avoid paying taxes on those types of compensation.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 21 May 2025
At its core, the sprawling package permanently extends the existing income tax cuts that were approved during Trump’s first term, in 2017, and adds temporary new ones that the president campaigned on in 2024, including no taxes on tips, overtime pay and auto loan interest payments.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Tips, Overtime and Autos Tips and overtime pay would be exempt from income tax through 2028, the end of Trump’s second term, fulfilling — at least for four years — a Trump campaign promise.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Budget cuts included reducing overtime pay for first responders.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 21 May 2025
At its core, the sprawling package permanently extends the existing income tax cuts that were approved during Trump’s first term, in 2017, and adds temporary new ones that the president campaigned on in 2024, including no taxes on tips, overtime pay and auto loan interest payments.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Tips, Overtime and Autos Tips and overtime pay would be exempt from income tax through 2028, the end of Trump’s second term, fulfilling — at least for four years — a Trump campaign promise.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Budget cuts included reducing overtime pay for first responders.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for overtime pay
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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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