2syllables
overtime
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Definitions ofovertime
1noun
- Working time outside of one's regular hours.
Example: "Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime."
- The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
- An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. (British: extra time.)
Example: "That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime!"
1verb
- To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did.
1adverb
- Exceeding regular working hours.
- Beyond the normal or usual extent.
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