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WordBand 6–7Toofey picks
overtime
/ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm/
noun
Extra hours of work done beyond the normal working day.
- “Staff were paid double for overtime during the busy season.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))