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
That’s when the 26-year-old’s $7.7 million salary for the 2025-26 season was supposed to be fully guaranteed.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
In October of that same year, Walter revealed to PEOPLE that the cast even received salary increases ahead of the season 4 premiere.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 June 2025
In an agreement announced Sunday, SEIU Local 1000 signed off on several budget-saving measures that mirrored other units’ tentative agreements, including a 3% pay raise this year, which will be offset by a leave program that reduces workers’ salaries by the same amount.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
In October of that same year, Walter revealed to PEOPLE that the cast even received salary increases ahead of the season 4 premiere.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 June 2025
In an agreement announced Sunday, SEIU Local 1000 signed off on several budget-saving measures that mirrored other units’ tentative agreements, including a 3% pay raise this year, which will be offset by a leave program that reduces workers’ salaries by the same amount.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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This begs a clear question of training providers, employers, and governments: What if your workforce investment strategy was judged not by how many people enrolled, but by how many got hired with better wages after completing it?—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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More than 3,000 Sacramento County workers went on strike Tuesday morning urging the Board of Supervisors to raise employee wages.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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The judge, who has been suspended with pay by the state Supreme Court, was excused from attending the hearing.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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Washington — Secret Service suspended six personnel without pay as the agency faced intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly a year ago.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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More: Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2 Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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More detail is also expected on payments made during production and whether any money fell into the hands of Hamas.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 July 2025
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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