IPA Transcription of "half-pay" in Australian English

The Australian English IPA transcription of “half-pay” is /hɐːf pɑe/.

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halfhɐːf
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pay

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (United States)/ˈhæf - ˈpeɪ/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈhɑːf - ˈpeɪ/

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  • Half-payarchaic term used by the British armed forces for money paid to retired officers and those not on active service

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