Money & finance

decent pay

a reasonable amount of money earned for work

An amount of money for a job that is fair and reasonably good.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Does the job pay well?

The hours are long, but at least it offers decent pay.

Play the conversation

The post is appealing, but it needs to offer decent pay.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The job offers a decent salary pay.

Say: The job offers decent pay.

"Pay" already means money earned from work, so do not add "salary" before it.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

offer decent pay; get decent pay; decent pay for a job

Your turn: say it out loud

The post is appealing, but it needs to offer decent pay.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

decent pay

a reasonable amount of money earned for work

“The post is appealing, but it needs to offer decent pay.”

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