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paymaster — pay‧mas‧ter [ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə ǁ ˌmæstər] noun [countable] 1. ACCOUNTING JOBS ORGANIZATIONS a person or organization responsible for giving people their wages or the money they are owed: • Paychecks are routed to an employee through their department… … Financial and business terms
Paymaster General — ˌPaymaster ˈGeneral noun the Paymaster General ECONOMICS in Britain, the member of the government responsible for making payments by government departments: • The Comptroller is charged with authorizing the amounts paid out by the Paymaster… … Financial and business terms
Paymaster — Pay mas ter, n. One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paymaster-general — Pay mas ter gen er*al 1. (a) (Mil.) In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay department, which is charged with the payment of the officers and men. (b) (Nav.) In the United States navy, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paymaster — ► NOUN 1) a person who pays another and therefore controls them. 2) an official who pays troops or workers … English terms dictionary
paymaster — [pā′mas΄tər] n. the official in charge of paying wages or salaries to employees … English World dictionary
Paymaster General — Her Majesty s Paymaster General Arms of Her Majesty s Government Office of HM Paymaster General … Wikipedia
Paymaster General — Der Paymaster General (Generalzahlmeister) nimmt ein Amt mit Ministerrang in der britischen Regierung wahr. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Aufgaben und Geschichte 2 Liste der bisherigen Paymasters General 3 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
Paymaster — A paymaster is a civil servant appointed by a government to dispense wages or salaries within the public sector, especially a military. Specific titles within the British government are Paymaster of the Forces, Paymaster General and Paymaster of… … Wikipedia
paymaster — UK [ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə(r)] / US [ˈpeɪˌmæstər] noun [countable] Word forms paymaster : singular paymaster plural paymasters 1) someone who gives money so that something can happen, and therefore has a lot of control paymaster of: Big business has… … English dictionary
Paymaster of the Forces — The Paymaster of the Forces was a British government position. It was occasionally a cabinet level post in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and many future prime ministers served as Paymaster. The office was responsible for part of the… … Wikipedia