pay envelopes

noun

plural of pay envelope
as in salaries
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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  1. salaries
  2. wages
  3. payments
Noun
  • Net salaries fell 18% in dollar terms since 2016 and rank 39th of the 69 cities Deutsche Bank tracks, below Madrid.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • There has been a reduction in the wage budget, too, with big earners Gordon, Tonali and Kieran Trippier replaced by younger players on more modest salaries, including Ewen Jaouen, Sean Steur and Bazoumana Toure.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • Reasonable people can disagree over whether capital gains should receive preferential tax treatment as against wages, whether the top marginal rate is too high, too low, or merely poorly designed.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The group also sought union-standard wages and benefits, as well as changes to working conditions.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • Wang, who is pursuing reelection in November, also wants the measure to incentivize larger banks and Wall Street speculators who buy up distressed debts to not seek foreclosure as the first option when borrowers default on payments.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • The third round of July Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days.
    — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
Definition of payments
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“Pay envelopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20envelopes. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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