Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Time-and-a-half — is when a worker (or workers) is paid 1.5 times their usual hourly rate. It is usually paid as an incentive to work on a particular day (e.g. on Sundays) or as government mandated compensation for having workers work on particular days (e.g.… … Wikipedia
time and a half — n [U] one and a half times the normal rate of pay ▪ We get time and a half for working on Sunday … Dictionary of contemporary English
time and a half — UK US noun [U] HR ► a rate of pay for workers that is fifty per cent more than they usually get, that they earn for working more hours than usual or for working during a public holiday: »Controllers are paid time and a half when they work… … Financial and business terms
time and a half — time′ and a half′ n. a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
time-and-a-half — n. An hourly pay rate commonly paid for overtime work, calculated by adding 50% of the usual hourly rate to the usual hourly rate. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
time and a half — {n. phr.} Pay given to a worker at a rate half again as much as he usually gets. * /John got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time./ * /Tom gets one dollar for regular pay and a dollar and a half for time and a half./ … Dictionary of American idioms
time\ and\ a\ half — n. phr. Pay given to a worker at a rate half again as much as he usually gets. John got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time. Tom gets one dollar for regular pay and a dollar and a half for time and a half … Словарь американских идиом
time and a half — one and a half times the usual money that you earn We get time and a half for working on Sundays … English dictionary
time and a half — noun Date: 1888 payment for work (as overtime or holiday work) at one and a half times the worker s regular wage rate … New Collegiate Dictionary
time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
