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Noun: pay envelope  pey'en-vu,lowp
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: pay packet)
  1. Wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
    "In the past, workers often received their wages in a pay envelope on payday";
    - pay packet [Brit]

Derived forms: pay envelopes

Type of: earnings, pay, remuneration, salary, wage