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
James’ off-court earnings have exceeded his team salary since he was drafted first overall in 2003 and joined the Cleveland Cavaliers armed with a $90 million Nike deal, plus sponsor deals with Coca-Cola and Upper Deck.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Public schools in particular have become so reliant on bond sales to fund salaries and services that overall school debt more than doubled from 2002 to 2019, rising to $500 billion.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The high cost of education also discourage graduates from entering public or rural practice, where salaries are typically lower.
—Sixteen Ramos, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Most school districts rely largely on local property taxes to fund teacher salaries and building upgrades.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Public schools in particular have become so reliant on bond sales to fund salaries and services that overall school debt more than doubled from 2002 to 2019, rising to $500 billion.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The high cost of education also discourage graduates from entering public or rural practice, where salaries are typically lower.
—Sixteen Ramos, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Most school districts rely largely on local property taxes to fund teacher salaries and building upgrades.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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Many have watched their parents or older peers work tirelessly only to face burnout, layoffs, or stagnant wages.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
11 Nov. 2025
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Private-equity firms are deeply embedded in the disaster-recovery industry, sometimes relying on the low-wage labor of immigrants and incarcerated people in order to provide reconstruction services at cut rates.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Musk could still collect more than $50 billion by hitting a handful of the more attainable goals laid out for him by the board in the new pay plan.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown has disrupted federal operations, delayed pay for hundreds of thousands of workers, and put critical programs at risk.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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In that case, the decline is largely because vendors are not sending it enough merchandise given recent delays in getting payment from the debt-laden company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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This early termination appears to have voided that final payment.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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