half pay

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf pey]
- /hæf, hɑf peɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf pey]
- /hæf, hɑf peɪ/

Definitions of half pay words

noun half pay half one's regular pay. 1
noun half pay a reduced amount paid to a British army or navy officer when not in actual service or after retirement. 1
noun half pay half the usual salary or wages 0

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Origin of half pay

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65

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Parts of speech for Half pay

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Half pay

half pay popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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