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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