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
That’s when the 26-year-old’s $7.7 million salary for the 2025-26 season was supposed to be fully guaranteed.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
In October of that same year, Walter revealed to PEOPLE that the cast even received salary increases ahead of the season 4 premiere.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 June 2025
In an agreement announced Sunday, SEIU Local 1000 signed off on several budget-saving measures that mirrored other units’ tentative agreements, including a 3% pay raise this year, which will be offset by a leave program that reduces workers’ salaries by the same amount.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
In October of that same year, Walter revealed to PEOPLE that the cast even received salary increases ahead of the season 4 premiere.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 June 2025
In an agreement announced Sunday, SEIU Local 1000 signed off on several budget-saving measures that mirrored other units’ tentative agreements, including a 3% pay raise this year, which will be offset by a leave program that reduces workers’ salaries by the same amount.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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This begs a clear question of training providers, employers, and governments: What if your workforce investment strategy was judged not by how many people enrolled, but by how many got hired with better wages after completing it?—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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More than 3,000 Sacramento County workers went on strike Tuesday morning urging the Board of Supervisors to raise employee wages.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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Washington — Secret Service suspended six personnel without pay as the agency faced intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly a year ago.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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The judge, who has been suspended with pay by the state Supreme Court, was excused from attending the hearing.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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The biggest drawdowns on those reserves were to make extra pension payments designed to keep the four major pension funds afloat and reduce payments in the long term.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Overseeing name, image and likeness payments was previously the responsibility of the NCAA, which coaches and others have opined did little to enforce rules or investigate potential violations.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
30 June 2025
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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