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overtime
verbs
work overtime
• He's been working a lot of overtime.
do overtime
• I did three hours overtime yesterday.
put in overtime
(= work overtime )
• To earn enough money, he puts in a lot of overtime.
adjectives
paid/unpaid overtime
• Many teachers do a lot of unpaid overtime.
unlimited overtime
• They offered us a bonus and unlimited overtime.
overtime + NOUN
overtime pay/payments/earnings
• The salary figure does not include overtime pay. • If Joe worked 100 hours overtime at time and a half, his overtime payments would be $15,662.
overtime rates
(= payments that are set according to a standard scale )
• Generous overtime rates are paid for late-night and weekend work.
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noun ADJ. excessive Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime. | unlimited | paid, unpaid VERB + OVERTIME do, put in, work I do about five hours' overtime a week. She puts in a lot of overtime. OVERTIME + NOUN earnings, pay, payments, rates | ban The union imposed an overtime ban in protest at the sacking of two workers.
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