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
By trading for White before the February deadline instead of attempting to sign him as an unrestricted free agent in July, the Hornets also inherited White’s full Bird rights from Chicago, allowing Charlotte to exceed the salary cap to re-sign him.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
In both its salary cap and amateur proposals, the league offered very little, if anything, the players might find appealing.
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
This comes out to an annual salary of $79,924.
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Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Despite shelling out their second-largest salary on the team – behind only Doncic – the Lakers’ amount of wiggle room remains the same heading into unrestricted free agency next week.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
24 June 2026
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
In both its salary cap and amateur proposals, the league offered very little, if anything, the players might find appealing.
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
This comes out to an annual salary of $79,924.
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Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Despite shelling out their second-largest salary on the team – behind only Doncic – the Lakers’ amount of wiggle room remains the same heading into unrestricted free agency next week.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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Interestingly, close to one-third of wage and salary workers also worked from home at least some of the time.
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Instead, compensation is distributed through milestones outlined in a legal contract before pregnancy begins, with additional reimbursements covering travel, childcare, lost wages and medical expenses that arise throughout the process.
Noun
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Not just a day’s work for a day’s pay, but also don’t put yourself above anybody.
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The woman told investigators that Bernadette had begun to suspect Vander Meer of infidelity, but their relationship, which included secret phones and meetings at pay-by-the-hour motels, continued.
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The communication reportedly did not seek payment and included language expressing remorse, a detail experts say is unusual in genuine ransom demands.
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For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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