combat pay
noun1
Additional remuneration provided to a member of a military service when he or she is assigned to combat operations.
- Both bills provide for a new cold war hostile fire pay, similar to wartime combat pay.1963 August 7, “Now It's Up To House: All Senators OK Fatter Service Pay Checks Oct. 1”, in Spartanburg Herald Journal, USA, retrieved 14 Oct 2013:
- [H]e testifed that he had received three battle stars as a member of the combat unit and had received combat pay.1987 June 3, Wayne King, “Two in evangelist's libel suit cite Congressional privilege”, in New York Times, retrieved 14 Oct 2013:
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- As well as receiving the best basic pay, the Canadian soldier gets £990 a month combat pay, more than five times the British private's allowance of £180.2006 October 2, Richard Pendlebury, “Our poor bloody infantry”, in Daily Mail, UK, retrieved 14 Oct 2013:
- Related terms
- danger pay