portal-to-portal pay

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pawr-tl-tuh-pawr-tl, pohr-tl-tuh-pohr-tl]
- /ˈpɔr tl təˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr tl təˈpoʊr tl/
- /ˈpɔːtl tuː ˈpɔːtl peɪ /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-tl-tuh-pawr-tl, pohr-tl-tuh-pohr-tl]
- /ˈpɔr tl təˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr tl təˈpoʊr tl/

Definitions of portal-to-portal pay words

noun portal-to-portal pay payment, as to a miner or factory worker, that includes compensation for time spent on the employer's premises in preparation for a work shift, in travel from the entrance to the assigned work area and back, etc.: Because workers must change their clothes and pick up tools prior to the work shift, they are demanding portal-to-portal pay. 1
noun portal-to-portal pay wages for workers based on the total time spent from the moment of entering the mine, factory, etc. until the moment of leaving it 0

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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