as in salary
often wages plural
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
the wage you earn is more than enough to support us comfortably
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Recent Examples of wage
These are typically low-wage jobs that the healthcare industry writ large has had a tough time recruiting for since the pandemic.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Before October 7th, a fifth of the West Bank’s labor force was employed in Israel, earning more than double the prevailing wage at home.
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Nirit Peled,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Tuition kept rising, but wages did not The highest tuition hike of 241% over a 10-year period occurred in the 1980s.
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Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Before October 7th, a fifth of the West Bank’s labor force was employed in Israel, earning more than double the prevailing wage at home.
—
Nirit Peled,
New Yorker,
26 June 2026
In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage.
—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Tuition kept rising, but wages did not The highest tuition hike of 241% over a 10-year period occurred in the 1980s.
—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
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While first-round picks are slotted into salaries through the NBA’s rookie scale, there isn’t as much structure with second-round selections.
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Engineering and technical roles in data centers are particularly in demand due to a labour shortage, with salaries for these roles on the rise.
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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