a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year.
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(Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Nepal, China, Taiwan, South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico, Israel, some other countries, generally attributive) a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year.
"13th month" means a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
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A yearly bonus of one's salary or social security with a payout that typically occurs shortly before summer.
(Scotland, historical) A bonus payment made by an employer to a servant.
(UK, Ireland, regional) A bonus; additional pay; money.
(UK) A basic wage paid to an employee while they are on holiday. It can be paid for as many weeks' holiday as an employee is entitled to, although an employee can spread their complete holiday entitlement over the whole year.
"13th month" is informal English meaning a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year. It is part of Indian English. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "13th month" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing.
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a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year.
“Many employers, such as the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, decided to implement the 13th month salary to appear more attractive to skilled candidates.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_salary#cite_note-7) In [Mauritius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius "Mauritius"), the 13th month salary was implemented in December 1975, but there were many battles to achieve this goal.”
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