Waledan

from jawa

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From jawa

Definition

Back pay; lump-sum payment of a salary increase.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Javanese 'waledan', meaning retroactive payment or arrears. This term entered Indonesian to refer to the administrative mechanism of paying delayed salaries or salary increases that are disbursed in a single lump sum.

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