A pay day or payday is a specified day of the week or month when one is paid, usually workers collecting
wage
A wage is payment made by an employer to an employee for work done in a specific period of time. Some examples of wage payments include compensatory payments such as ''minimum wage'', '' prevailing wage'', and ''yearly bonuses,'' and remune ...
s from their employers.
Pay Day, PayDay or Payday may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
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''Pay Day'' (1918 film), a film by Sidney Drew
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''Pay Day'' (1922 film), a film by Charlie Chaplin
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Payday (1944 film)
''Payday'' is an animated short film, directed by Friz Freleng and first released in September, 1944. It is part of the Private Snafu series. As in all the Snafu films, the voice of Private Snafu is performed by Mel Blanc.Shull, Wilt (2004), p. 1 ...
, a short film
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''Payday'' (1972 film), a film directed by Daryl Duke and written by Don Carpenter
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''Payday'' (2018 film), a Nigerian comedy drama film
Games
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''Pay Day'' (board game), a board game by Parker Brothers
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Payday: The Heist'', a video game
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Payday 2
''Payday 2'' is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's '' Payday: The Heist''. It was released in August 2013 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox ...
'', a video game and sequel to ''Payday: The Heist''
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Payday 3
''Payday 3'' is an upcoming first-person shooter game developed by Overkill Software and Starbreeze Studios and published by Prime Matter.
Setting
The game will take place after the ending of '' Payday 2'' where the heisters went separate w ...
, an upcoming sequel to Payday 2
Music
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''Payday'' (album), solo album by Lil' Fizz
* "Payday", song by
Alesso
* "Payday", song by Jesse Winchester covered by Elvis Costello on ''
Kojak Variety
''Kojak Variety'' is a 1995 album by Elvis Costello, composed of cover songs written by others. Rhino Records reissued an expanded, double-CD in 2004 containing a bonus disc.
Background
Costello said in the liner notes this was a "record of s ...
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* "Payday", song by Doja Cat from her 2021 album ''
Planet Her
''Planet Her'' is the third studio album by American rapper and singer Doja Cat. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Kemosabe and RCA Records. The album, titled after a fictional planet created by Doja Cat, sees her experimenting with sounds ...
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Television
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''Payday'' (Canadian TV series) (1973–1974), a television series
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"Payday" (''M*A*S*H''), a third-season episode of ''M*A*S*H''
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''Payday'' (American TV series), a 2016 TV series on Vice
Other uses
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PayDay (confection)
PayDay (stylized as "PAYDAY") is a brand of a candy bar first introduced in 1932 by the Hollywood Candy Company. The original PayDay candy bar consists of salted peanuts rolled over a nougat-like sweet caramel center. Since 1996, classic PayDay ca ...
, a brand of candy bar made by Hershey Foods Corporation
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