time and a half

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Recent Examples of time and a half Nothing about the job was good, except the time and a half. Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023 So, as is only right, RuPaul is coughing up some more of that sweet fracking money to give the queens time and a half. Vulture, 7 Apr. 2022 Extras should be prepared for a 10-12 hour day and will receive overtime pay of time and a half. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 At that time, American agreed to pay pilots a 50% premium (time and a half) to cover reassignments. Noah Barsky, Forbes, 11 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for time and a half 
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Noun
  • During a City Council meeting in October, the Antioch Police Department proposed double time for its officers who work on police details but faced opposition.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Hosts themselves were often staff announcers or weathermen doing double time.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • What will the Arizona minimum wage be in 2025? In 2025, Arizona's minimum wage will be $14.70 per hour.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jayaraman cited Michigan, where the state Supreme Court last summer cleared the way for a minimum wage hike, from $10.33 to $12.48 to take effect in February 2025.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • And the lowest portion of workers living in poverty, demonstrating that workers in New Hampshire are paid a living wage.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • All of the cities in the top five, including Toledo, Ohio, required a comfortable living wage between $36 and $38 per hour for one person.
    Isabela Ocampo Restrepo, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • The same confidence can be said about the Chargers (8-1), who are off a great start this season, the lone loss coming in overtime to West Aurora.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
  • According to the 6-foot-9 wing player, what attracted him to the Cougars, who suffered their first loss of the season on Thanksgiving afternoon during a 96-85 defeat in overtime to No. 23 Ole Miss at the Rady Children's Invitational, was head coach Kevin Young and his staff.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Time and a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20and%20a%20half. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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