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
The deal is expected to greatly increase player salaries with million dollar players — a first for the league entering its 30th season that will start on time.
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Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The unusual approach within UTLA’s salary-hike strategy is to greatly increase the automatic raises that occur based on years of experience and acquired education credits.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Additionally, players will make an average salary of around $600,000 and minimum contracts will be above $300,000.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
This would increase salaries fourfold from last season.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The unusual approach within UTLA’s salary-hike strategy is to greatly increase the automatic raises that occur based on years of experience and acquired education credits.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Additionally, players will make an average salary of around $600,000 and minimum contracts will be above $300,000.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
This would increase salaries fourfold from last season.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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For now, King retains his longtime employees, who, in the wake of the lawsuits and investigations, receive higher wages.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Yet wage growth has been cooling compared with a year ago.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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But the fact that employees still showed up, including without pay during last year’s federal government shutdown, demonstrates their commitment to keeping the beloved parks flourishing.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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How does Natomas Unified teacher pay compare to other Sacramento-area districts?—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a Pandora's box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 14 days.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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