給きゅう料りょう袋ぶくろ

noun

pay envelope; wage packet

A physical envelope containing cash wages, traditionally used in Japan before direct deposit became common. Now somewhat dated but still understood.

• 昔むかしは給きゅう料りょう袋ぶくろを手て渡わたしでもらったものだ。

  In the old days, we used to receive our pay envelopes by hand.