payday
//ˈpeɪˌdeɪ//
Noun
paydaySingular
paydaysPlural
1
The day on which an employee receives their wages or salary.
I always treat myself to a nice dinner on payday.
2
A day of reckoning or reward; a time when one receives what is due.
After years of hard work, her payday finally came when she won the award.