backpay
Definitions
Noun. [B1]
Examples
“Retaliation against organizing unions is illegal under US federal law, and complaints with the NLRB can lead⟳ to fired workers being reinstated with backpay, Bloomberg notes.”
“It says the offer⟳ amounts to an increase⟳ of 14.4% for the lowest-paid grades to 9.2% for the highest paid. There is an additional 1.1% on basic earnings and increased backpay. […] The increased backpay will be implemented and paid as a lump sum […].”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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