dubbellön

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Swedish

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Etymology

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dubbel (double) +‎ lön (salary)

Noun

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dubbellön c

  1. payment or reception of two salaries
    • 2014 December 12, Mikael Grill Pettersson, Carolina Jemsby, “Sida-chefens dubbellön kan strida mot lagen”, in SVT Nyheter[1]:
      Sida-chefens dubbellön kan strida mot lagen
      The Sida manager's double salary may be against the law
  2. the coincidence of two, otherwise separate, paydays
    • 2019 July 29, “Brandrök tvingade butikerna på handelsplatsen att stänga: ”Pratar miljonbelopp””, in Market[2]:
      Dels är det mycket turister här, dels är det dubbellön. Hur mycket händelsen kostat butiken kan han inte svara på i dag.
      Not only are there a lot of tourists here, it is also double payday. How much the incident cost the store he can not answer today.

Usage notes

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In Sweden the coincidence of two major paydays often occur when the 27th (municipal sector payday) falls on a Sunday, bringing forward that payday to Friday the 25th (private sector payday).

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