pay-day noun. ['peɪdeɪ] E16.
[from PAY- + DAY noun.]
1. The day on which payment is made or due to be made; esp. a specified day each week, month, etc., on which wages are regularly paid; Stock Exchange the day on which a transfer of stock must be paid for. E16.

2. Nautical. Wages; the amount paid to a person on pay-day. E20.

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