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paga

pay

noun PAH-gah Rare

Also means

wages

Usage Note

Paga is informal/everyday Italian for wages or pay, used especially for hourly or manual workers. More formal synonyms include lo stipendio (monthly salary, white-collar) and il salario (wage, used in economic contexts). La busta paga is the pay slip. Giorno di paga means payday.

Examples

"La paga di questo mese è arrivata in ritardo."

Natural Translation

This month's pay arrived late.

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