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
Affordability in housing is no more than 30% of a family’s monthly salary going into housing, Worth said.
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Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 4 Feb. 2026
If the Leafs retain some salary and can create some kind of bidding war, a first-round pick as a return for McMann doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Most people think of being a police officer as a blue-collar job that pays a working-class salary, but that isn't always the case at the Austin Police Department, where some officers make double their base pay in overtime, according to a recent American-Statesman analysis.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
But Miami would then have to be willing to take back Morant’s $89 million in additional salary during the next two seasons instead of allowing Rozier and Fontecchio’s contracts to expire this upcoming offseason.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 4 Feb. 2026
If the Leafs retain some salary and can create some kind of bidding war, a first-round pick as a return for McMann doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Most people think of being a police officer as a blue-collar job that pays a working-class salary, but that isn't always the case at the Austin Police Department, where some officers make double their base pay in overtime, according to a recent American-Statesman analysis.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
But Miami would then have to be willing to take back Morant’s $89 million in additional salary during the next two seasons instead of allowing Rozier and Fontecchio’s contracts to expire this upcoming offseason.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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Real wages fell for 11 consecutive months year-on-year in 2025, and on a yearly basis, real wages have fallen every year since 2022.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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The company also has some of the lowest employee turnover rates in the retail industry, driven in part by offering wages above its competitors.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Allyson Felix – who won world championship gold after giving birth to daughter, Camryn – broke with Nike, citing maternity pay.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Late last year, shareholders voted to approve a new pay package that could be worth $1 trillion, paid out in 12 tranches, if Tesla hits certain milestones, including market cap gains and operational achievements, over the next decade.—
Robert Frank,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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China has taken measures to make the renminbi more attractive to foreign investors, such as increasing access to Chinese securities like stocks, bonds and commodities, and streamlining cross-border payments.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each payment is 5% bigger than the previous one.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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