portal-to-portal pay

  • 1portal-to-portal pay — ☆ portal to portal pay [pôrt′ l tə pôrt′ l ] n. wages for workers based on the total time spent from the moment of entering the mine, factory, etc. until the moment of leaving it …

    English World dictionary

  • 2portal-to-portal pay — /pawr tl teuh pawr tl, pohr tl teuh pohr tl/ payment, as to a miner or factory worker, that includes compensation for time spent on the employer s premises in preparation for a work shift, in travel from the entrance to the assigned work area and …

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  • 3portal-to-portal pay — /pawr tl teuh pawr tl, pohr tl teuh pohr tl/ payment, as to a miner or factory worker, that includes compensation for time spent on the employer s premises in preparation for a work shift, in travel from the entrance to the assigned work area and …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4portal-to-portal pay — por′tal to por′tal pay′ n. payment, as to a miner or factory worker, that includes compensation for time spent on the employer s premises in preparation for work, in travel from the entrance to the assigned work area and back, etc • Etymology:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5Portal-to-Portal Pay Act — A federal statute covering the matter of compensation of an employee for time spent on the employer s premises in reaching the place where his services are to be rendered in preparing to start actual work, and other nonproductive activities. 31… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 6pay — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, advantage, afford, angel, answer, attend to, avail, back, bankroll, base pay, be exposed to, be gainful, be had, be handy, be of use, be profitable, be subjected to, be worthwhile, benefit, bestead …

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  • 7portal-to-portal — adjective Date: 1943 of or relating to the time spent by a worker in traveling between the entrance to an employer s property and the worker s actual job site (as in a mine) < portal to portal pay > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8portal-to-portal — por·tal to por·tal (pôrʹtl tə pôrʹtl, pōrʹtl tə pōrʹtl) adj. Of or based on the time a worker spends on the employer s property, calculated from the moment of arrival to that of departure: portal to portal pay. * * * …

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