as in wages
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 salaries
While first-round picks are slotted into salaries through the NBA’s rookie scale, there isn’t as much structure with second-round selections.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Those aren’t disqualifying salaries in a rising cap world, but the preference should be snagging plug-ins who are willing sign short-term, such as Matt Grzelcyk (who also has ties to Sullivan), Ville Heinola or Jeremy Lauzon.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
But while Robinson locked in most of his career earnings with that $68 million spread over a decade, Dybantsa, Peterson and their peers hope their starting salaries will be springboards to much bigger paydays four years down the line.
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Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Facing a growing budget shortfall, Amundsen spent $894,000 in outside money in 2025, including fundraising, cell tower income and grant revenue, for operational expenses such as partial staff salaries.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The district will see a decrease in spending from the general fund on salaries, due to position cuts and retiree savings.
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Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2026
Illinois lawmakers are also in line for a roughly 3% pay raise, which will bring their base salaries to $101,450.
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Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
To pay for that, the proposal, called the Social Security Expansion Act, calls for extending payroll taxes on wages, salaries and self-employment earnings for income over $250,000.
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Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Two showed employment letters on Caddell stationery signed by a company representative promising annual salaries topping nearly $29,000.
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Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Those aren’t disqualifying salaries in a rising cap world, but the preference should be snagging plug-ins who are willing sign short-term, such as Matt Grzelcyk (who also has ties to Sullivan), Ville Heinola or Jeremy Lauzon.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
But while Robinson locked in most of his career earnings with that $68 million spread over a decade, Dybantsa, Peterson and their peers hope their starting salaries will be springboards to much bigger paydays four years down the line.
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Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Facing a growing budget shortfall, Amundsen spent $894,000 in outside money in 2025, including fundraising, cell tower income and grant revenue, for operational expenses such as partial staff salaries.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The district will see a decrease in spending from the general fund on salaries, due to position cuts and retiree savings.
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Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2026
Illinois lawmakers are also in line for a roughly 3% pay raise, which will bring their base salaries to $101,450.
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Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
To pay for that, the proposal, called the Social Security Expansion Act, calls for extending payroll taxes on wages, salaries and self-employment earnings for income over $250,000.
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Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Two showed employment letters on Caddell stationery signed by a company representative promising annual salaries topping nearly $29,000.
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Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salaries
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But a woman working full time at low wages cannot budget her way out of rents that outpace pay, or childcare costs that swallow a paycheck, or food prices that keep climbing.
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Andrea Marshall, 44, is accused of exploiting her employees and stealing tens of thousands of dollars from their wages over about three years.
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In the decade leading up to the pandemic, a study by the Atlantic Council found Pakistan to be one of only five developing economies, out of a sample of more than 60 countries, whose interest payments consumed more than 40% of its annual revenue intake.
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The White House’s Iran negotiations rely on the dollar’s leverage, but Tehran has blunted that weapon by using alternative financial architecture, The Wall Street Journal reported, including payments in yuan or cryptocurrency, and adopting a Chinese alternative to the Swift banking network.
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Just to cover the city’s various bond measures, the owner of a home with an assessed value of $1 million pays around $1,145 annually.
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Even with premiums, co-pays and deductibles, the federal government cannot afford Medicare-for-some.
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“Salaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salaries. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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