as in wage
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
signed a contract for a new job with a salary of $60,000 per year
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Recent Examples of salary
It's contributed ‒ just like my salary is contributed.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The case has been the subject of major intrigue in Singapore, a wealthy financial hub that offers ministers salaries of more than S$1 million ($775,000) to deter graft and prides itself on its reputation for clean governance.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Steinberg also called for the implementation of a salary cap in college football and men's basketball.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Waiting to complete these contract extensions does impact the team’s salary cap, but ... who cares?
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The case has been the subject of major intrigue in Singapore, a wealthy financial hub that offers ministers salaries of more than S$1 million ($775,000) to deter graft and prides itself on its reputation for clean governance.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Steinberg also called for the implementation of a salary cap in college football and men's basketball.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Waiting to complete these contract extensions does impact the team’s salary cap, but ... who cares?
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The bill would require taxpayers with incomes over $400,000 to pay Social Security taxes on all wage, self-employment, and investment income above that threshold.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Why are Air Canada workers striking? Air Canada flight attendants are striking for higher pay, including being paid for time spent on the ground.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The two sides remain far apart on pay, notably for the work flight attendants do when planes are not in the air that the union says they are not paid for.—
Matthew Rehbein,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Under the lease, the company would provide monthly payments and quarterly credits or rebates on the city’s energy bill.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Student loan payments increasing Millions of student loan borrowers who were enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will soon see their monthly payments increase.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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