double time

noun

Definition of double timenext
as in minimum wage

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Recent Examples of double time The overtime category includes both double time pay and standard overtime. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 25, so taking off the following Tuesday and Wednesday means extending your weekend by double time. — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2025 Those employees would include nonexempt hourly workers who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Part of the decrease is that the new company’s employees will no longer routinely work weekends, which are time-and-a-half or double time, unless called in to do so. — Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for double time
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double time
  1. minimum wage
  2. overtime
  3. time and a half
  4. living wage
  5. take-home pay
Noun
  • The city’s most recent referendum effort came last year, when business groups sought to repeal the $30 minimum wage for tourism workers.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … PRICE OF PROGRESS — Liberal stronghold set to adopt eye-popping minimum wage amid business exodus.
    — , FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of minimum wage
Noun
  • Prosecutors say workers were paid less than $2 an hour, illegally docked money for housing and denied overtime for working up to 10 hours a day, six days a week.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors say the workers were paid less than $2 an hour and denied overtime; nearly 480 could receive payouts, while the investigation into Caddell Construction remains open.
    — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of overtime
Noun
  • Labor says Wage and Hour Division investigators found not only did the servers not get paid time and a half for overtime, an FLSA requirement, their entire pay came from tips.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Related Articles The union says the museum has refused to negotiate better pay, including time and a half on bank holidays.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of time and a half
Noun
  • The pilot found that workers were earning around 30 to 35 percent below a living wage benchmark, highlighting a challenge that often remains hidden within supply chains.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The coalition of more than 80 unions and various community groups is pushing for living wage jobs, new housing units and protections for immigrant workers.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of living wage
Noun
  • New teachers get $3,000 on top of their base salary, bringing their total take-home pay to $53,159.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Bigger paychecks sought While the economy may be showing signs of acceleration, stubborn inflation has eroded Americans’ take-home pay.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of take-home pay

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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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