take-home pays

noun

plural of take-home pay
as in minimum wages

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  1. minimum wages
  2. wages
  3. salaries
  4. pays
  5. stipends
Noun
  • California may foreshadow what’s to come with minimum wages for the rest of the country.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • In that sense, learning from the Nordics is not as simple as raising minimum wages and seeing happiness soar.
    — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of minimum wages
Noun
  • The proposal would not require any salary adjustments but would ask the district to adjust wages below the 50th percentile by June 2027 where feasible.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • With fewer affordable options available and wages not keeping pace with the high prices, teachers often live outside of the district or take on additional jobs to supplement their income, Black said.
    — Taylor O'Connor July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • Net salaries fell 18% in dollar terms since 2016 and rank 39th of the 69 cities Deutsche Bank tracks, below Madrid.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • There has been a reduction in the wage budget, too, with big earners Gordon, Tonali and Kieran Trippier replaced by younger players on more modest salaries, including Ewen Jaouen, Sean Steur and Bazoumana Toure.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • There is no Cost Per Mile (CPM), a digital marketing metric that represents the cost an advertiser pays for every 1,000 impressions.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Just to cover the city’s various bond measures, the owner of a home with an assessed value of $1 million pays around $1,145 annually.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Definition of pays
Noun
  • But their total compensation is significantly greater when including stipends and vehicle and cell phone benefits.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Any company can provide perks like gym memberships or transportation stipends.
    — Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of stipends
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