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バックペイ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

バックペイ

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ペ

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Meanings

1

noun

back pay

Refers to unpaid wages or salary owed for past work, often used in labor or legal contexts.

会かい社しゃは未み払はらいのバックペイを支し払はらうよう命めいじられた。
The company was ordered to pay the outstanding back pay.

Written forms

バック・ペイ
- バックペイ
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
- バック・ペイ

Similar words

未み払はらい賃ちん金ぎん
A more formal Japanese term for unpaid wages, while バックペイ is a direct loanword often used in business or legal settings.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'back pay'.