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  • 1back pay award — A legally enforceable decree ordering an employer to pay to an employee retroactively a designated increase in his or her salary that occurred during a particular period of employment. A decision rendered by a judicial or quasi judicial body that …

    Law dictionary

  • 2back pay award — Difference between wages already paid an employee and higher wages granted retroactively. A determination by a judicial or quasi judicial body that an employee is entitled to accrued but uncollected salary, wages or fringe benefits. Such may be… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3back pay award — Difference between wages already paid an employee and higher wages granted retroactively. A determination by a judicial or quasi judicial body that an employee is entitled to accrued but uncollected salary, wages or fringe benefits. Such may be… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4award — an agreement having the force of law, which sets out working conditions and wages for certain types of employment. Glossary of Business Terms * * * ▪ I. award a‧ward 1 [əˈwɔːd ǁ ɔːrd] noun [countable] 1. an amount of money that is given to… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 5pay — ▪ I. pay pay 1 [peɪ] noun [uncountable] the money someone receives for the job they do: • She got the job, but it meant a big pay cut. • an increase in hourly pay • All I want is a full day s work for a full day s pay …

    Financial and business terms

  • 6award — [[t]əwɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ awards, awarding, awarded 1) N COUNT: oft supp N, N for n An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well. ...the Booker prize, Britain s top award for fiction... She presented a bravery… …

    English dictionary

  • 7award — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 prize that sb gets for doing sth well ADJECTIVE ▪ annual ▪ national ▪ coveted, highest, major, prestigious, special …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 8award — 1 noun (C) 1 something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them for something they have done: Meryl Streep won the best actress award. 2 something, especially money, that is officially given to someone as a payment or judgment:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9award — a|ward1 W1S2 [əˈwo:d US o:rd] n 1.) something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them for something they have done award for ▪ the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching win/receive an award ▪ Rosie …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10award — /əˈwɔd / (say uh wawd) verb (t) 1. to adjudge to be due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes. 2. to bestow by judicial decree; assign or appoint by deliberate judgement, as in arbitration. –noun 3. something awarded, as a medal or prize …