overtime
Example Sentences
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The government didn’t force employers this year to track whether their workers were receiving overtime that could qualify for the break.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Unlike a straightforward increase in the child tax credit, projecting the overtime deduction requires knowing people’s incomes, work patterns and likelihood of altering behavior because of the new break.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Many incorrectly included all the overtime instead of just the extra “half” that can be deducted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
If the doubled claims mean doubled tax savings, the overtime break could be worth $28 billion to $50 billion annually instead of half that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
“You have a secret docking cave and you couldn’t afford to give my mom overtime and dental?”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
