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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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Although many doctors do their best under the circumstances, unlivable public salaries have made bribe-taking increasingly common.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
The military has struggled to adequately pay salaries as inflation soars and state budgets shrink.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of salaries

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At the same time, the share of workers anxious about benefit reductions, layoffs, and lower wages and shorter hours has held stable compared with previous years.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
In the decades since, lawmakers have carved out multiple loopholes, so a dollar earned from owning a business is routinely taxed much less than a dollar earned in wages.

— Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

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The more likely outcome is that his payments will raise our annual national deficit, which is projected to reach $2 trillion by the end of the year, by about 50 percent--and add to the country's $40 trillion national debt.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Connecticut officials were quick Thursday to condemn Diamantis for fleeing the country and took steps to stop his state pension payments.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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