Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An envelop intended to contain the pay or wages of an employee on pay-day.

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Examples

  • I went to the office for my pay-envelop, and afterward in the rest-room I wrote a letter to my mother.

    Madeleine: An Autobiography Madeleine 1919

  • I went to the office for my pay-envelop, and afterward in the rest-room I wrote a letter to my mother.

    Madeleine An Autobiography Anonymous 1919

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