as in salary
often wages plural
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
the wage you earn is more than enough to support us comfortably
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of wage
Public workers are reporting real wage declines of over 70% since the start of the year, and strikes are spreading among healthcare workers, teachers and pensioners.
—
Antonio Maria Delgado
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
More than 3,000 Sacramento County workers went on strike Tuesday morning urging the Board of Supervisors to raise employee wages.
—Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
After the regime's move in late 2023 to raise official wages tenfold, the average worker now earns about 30,000 North Korean won—less than $4—per month, analysts say.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The German signed a new deal — his current one — helping to spread his wages over more years.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wage
Antonio Maria Delgado
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
More than 3,000 Sacramento County workers went on strike Tuesday morning urging the Board of Supervisors to raise employee wages.
—Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
After the regime's move in late 2023 to raise official wages tenfold, the average worker now earns about 30,000 North Korean won—less than $4—per month, analysts say.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The German signed a new deal — his current one — helping to spread his wages over more years.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
Noun
-
On the other hand, the club also intends to bring salaries and fees down to a more sustainable level.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
-
Raise salaries, diminish contractual obligations to teach, include the expenses of laboratory instruction and add the depreciation of expensive buildings — all factors in the sciences — and tuition becomes wholly inadequate to cover even the cost of instruction.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share