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
Across the unions, negotiations have centered on wages, staffing and working conditions.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
The providers barely make a living wage.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
But with no work, migrant workers, who survive off low wages, began going hungry — and trying to leave.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Neil Li, the company’s longtime general manager, for example, had no wages reported to the state between 2020 and 2025 from Devastating Pyrotechnics.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
The providers barely make a living wage.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
But with no work, migrant workers, who survive off low wages, began going hungry — and trying to leave.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Neil Li, the company’s longtime general manager, for example, had no wages reported to the state between 2020 and 2025 from Devastating Pyrotechnics.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
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Becerra’s top aide, Sean McCluskie, plead guilty in November to diverting $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant campaign funds and using the money to inflate his salary.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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There was no school on Wednesday due to Palestinian Authority cuts to teacher salaries in the area.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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