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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

base′ pay′,

Businesspay received for a given work period, as an hour or week, but not including additional pay, as for overtime work. Also called base′ sal′ary, base′ wage′.

1915–20

'base pay' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

basic salary - basic wage - pay grade

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minimum wage vs. base (basic) pay

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