compensatory time

[ kuhm-pen-suh-tawr-ee tahym ]

noun

1. time off from work, granted to an employee instead of overtime pay:

   You will accrue compensatory time in return for occasional evening or weekend assignments.

   Compensatory time and overtime payments are available to clerical and support workers only.

Word History and Origins

Origin of compensatory time¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Additionally, workers can currently bank and carry over up to 100 hours of compensatory time off.

From Seattle Times

The paper reported the employee felt he was owed $137,000 in compensatory time at the time he shut down the website, the paper reported.

From Seattle Times

Wichita police employees claimed more than 30,000 in paid overtime hours and more than 5,500 hours of compensatory time during the emergency plan, the Eagle reported.

From Washington Times

Reeves said Thursday that an initial review of spending practices found the Department of Corrections might have given compensatory time payments to people on the higher end of its pay scale.

From Washington Times

The Senate then voted instead by 55-39 to instruct its conferees to “consider potential commonsense solutions regarding family and medical leave, including voluntary compensatory time programs and incentives through the tax code.”

From Washington Post