Thesaurus results for PAY ENVELOPE

pay envelope

noun

Definition of pay envelope

as in salary

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services with this recession going on, workers shouldn't be expecting fatter pay envelopes

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Recent Examples of pay envelope Immigrant workmen gave up a pay envelope, schoolchildren put in pennies — upward of 150,000 people in all, each name and each donation noted by Pulitzer’s New York World, and almost each one under a dollar. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2021 Frustrated by the limits of collective bargaining, Reuther came to complain that bargaining, once so promising, had come to focus on just another nickel in the pay envelope. — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2019

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The 54-year-old, who reportedly earned a $16 million salary in 2025, launched his own YouTube channel last week, showing off the sprawling virtual city.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Sanabria has criticized Fernandez’s previous decisions, including voting to fire and replace Iglesias, and later voting to raise commissioners’ salaries.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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The city cannot regulate wages or benefits under state law, according to city staff.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
Ethos will use a financing and production model that Bentley and Kwedar used on their films Jockey and the Oscar nominated Sing Sing, where above and below-the-line talent are paid the same wage and shares in equity in the film.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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Any outreach requesting an application fee or payment to be considered for the list is a scam.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Each worker signed a document seen by The Associated Press agreeing not to disparage Caddell and not to disclose the individual payments.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

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