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Definition
Year-end double pay; an extra month of salary paid at the end of the year.
How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional practice of receiving an extra month of salary at the end of the year, often around the Lunar New Year. Many modern companies have replaced this fixed payment with discretionary bonuses, so the term is increasingly associated with older or more traditional employment contracts. It carries a sense of expectation for a financial reward for loyalty throughout the year.
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Do not confuse this with a regular monthly salary or a performance bonus, as it is technically a fixed contractual benefit. Using it to describe a performance-based bonus can be misleading because a bonus is usually variable, whereas this implies a set amount equal to one month of pay.
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