also payday
( pay days)
1.
Pay day is the day of the week or month on which you receive your wages or salary.
Until next payday, I was literally without any money.
N-UNCOUNT : also N in pl
2.
If a sports player has a big pay day , he or she earns a lot of money from winning or taking part in a game or contest. ( JOURNALISM )
N-COUNT : oft adj N