pay envelope

noun

1. an envelope containing a paycheck or wages.
2. Informal. wages or salary; paycheck.

Example Sentences

On payday, we stood in line for our pay envelopes containing cash.

From Washington Post

Police found pay envelopes with the gang’s stamp and a legend that read: “Relatives should be prepared to protest when asked to do so.”

From Seattle Times

Gratuities from customers are supposed to make up the difference, but if tips are scarce, the employer is legally obliged to top up their pay envelopes to the standard minimum.

From New York Times

The postmaster would argue, reasonably, he’s got no other way to support his family—his pay envelope arrives empty each week, with an official printed statement about emergency economic measures.

From Literature

We want these things so much that we may even be willing to take home a thinner pay envelope to get them.

From New York Times