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overtime

o·ver·time
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    • [noun, adverb, adjective oh-ver-tahym; verb oh-ver-tahym]
    • /noun, adverb, adjective ˈoʊ vərˌtaɪm; verb ˌoʊ vərˈtaɪm/
    • /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun, adverb, adjective oh-ver-tahym; verb oh-ver-tahym]
    • /noun, adverb, adjective ˈoʊ vərˌtaɪm; verb ˌoʊ vərˈtaɪm/

Definitions of overtime word

  • noun overtime working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time. 1
  • noun overtime pay for such time (distinguished from straight time). 1
  • noun overtime time in excess of a prescribed period. 1
  • noun overtime Sports. an additional period of play for deciding the winner of a game in which the contestants are tied at the end of the regular playing period. 1
  • adverb overtime during overtime: to work overtime. 1
  • adjective overtime of or for overtime: overtime pay. 1
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Origin of overtime

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; over- + time

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Parts of speech for Overtime

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Overtime

overtime popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

overtime usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • regulation

    a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.

  • base pay

    the basic rate of pay for a particular job exclusive of overtime pay, bonuses, etc.

  • comp time

    Comp time is time off that an employer gives to an employee because the employee has worked overtime. Comp time is short for compensation time.

  • discretion

    the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.

  • double time

    a doubled wage rate, paid for working on public holidays, etc

  • shootout

    a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other, as between gunfighters in the Old West, criminal groups, or law-enforcement officers and criminals.
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