overtime pay

noun

: money earned at an increased rate for working more than the usual number of hours in one week
When he works on the weekends, he collects overtime pay.

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President Donald Trump has renewed his call for tax cuts, including eliminating taxes on overtime pay and tips. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Trump wants to exempt tip income and overtime pay from taxation, and loosen a cap on the deductibility of state and local taxes. Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 Pledges to stop taxing tips or overtime pay, to lower taxes for firms that make their products domestically and to eliminate taxes on Social Security payments garnered a wave of popular support. Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 While campaigning last year, Trump proposed to exempt overtime pay, workers’ tips and Social Security benefits from federal income taxes. David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overtime pay

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“Overtime pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime%20pay. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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