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salaries

noun

plural of salary
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 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, 17 Sep. 2026 With player salaries and the salary cap exploding, however, Gauthier’s contract looks perfectly reasonable relative to the current market dynamics. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Local authorities also reportedly started levying taxes on insurance policy income and salaries that Chinese citizens earned overseas. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 However, their salaries increase per episode and season, and returning pros reportedly make around $5,000 per episode. — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026 As such, salaries account for about $454 million, up from $435 million, and benefits are expected to cost $143 million, combining for 58% of overall district expenditures. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 New York’s teachers enjoy the highest salaries in the country, earning a third more than their colleagues nationwide. — Zilvinas "z" Silenas, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026 Unions serve as a vital counterbalance in an economy where corporate profits and executive salaries often overshadow the needs of the workforce. — Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salaries
  1. wages
  2. payments
  3. pays
Noun
  • 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
Definition of wages
Noun
  • 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
Definition of payments
Noun
  • There would be no deductibles, co-pays or other forms of cost-sharing, except for some brand-name prescription drugs if generics are available.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The bill instituted several major changes to the federal health insurance program, including work requirements, more frequent redeterminations and minimum co-pays, most of which begin in 2027.
    — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of pays

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“Salaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salaries. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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