pay-office

The employee goes to the pay-office to collect his wages.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A place for paying wages: "pay-office" refers to a specific location, such as a room or desk, where employees receive their wages or salaries, typically in a business or institutional setting.
   • A payment counter: It can also denote a counter or office where payments are made or received, such as in a company's accounting department.

Usage Examples

• (A designated place for receiving salary payments.)
• (A counter where payments are processed.)

Advanced Usage

• "at the pay-office": in the location designated for wage distribution.
  • The manager waited at the pay-office to hand out the bonuses. (At the specific payment area.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pay-desk (noun): a desk or counter where payments are made, often used interchangeably with "pay-office" in retail or service settings.
  • The customer paid at the pay-desk before leaving the store. (The payment counter.)

Synonyms

• Cashier's office: a place where financial transactions, including wage payments, occur.
• Wage office: a specific term for an office that handles salary disbursements.

Related Idioms

• • He was suspected of being in the pay of a foreign government. (Receiving payment from, often secretly.)