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
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Recent Examples of wage
Mellow polled 1,000 high-income workers — those earning between $100,000 and $200,000 — about contract work and found that contractors earned 127% of the wages of those who worked for just one employer.
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Denver International Airport is working to fill in the gap, creating a food pantry for its federal employees and asking the FAA for permission to use the airport's revenue to pay for controllers' wages.
—Josh Funk, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
Denver International Airport is working to fill in the gap, creating a food pantry for its federal employees and asking the FAA for permission to use the airport’s revenue to pay for controllers’ wages.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
His full-time maintenance job notwithstanding, Elias hasn’t been able to save for an apartment for himself and his daughter on his $22 an hour wage.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Denver International Airport is working to fill in the gap, creating a food pantry for its federal employees and asking the FAA for permission to use the airport's revenue to pay for controllers' wages.
—Josh Funk, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
Denver International Airport is working to fill in the gap, creating a food pantry for its federal employees and asking the FAA for permission to use the airport’s revenue to pay for controllers’ wages.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
His full-time maintenance job notwithstanding, Elias hasn’t been able to save for an apartment for himself and his daughter on his $22 an hour wage.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
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Dozens of Tarrant County College faculty members have been ordered to pay back portions of their salaries, with college administrators saying the teachers did not meet their contractual obligations.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Possible cuts to come Goals laid out for the 2025-26 school year include reducing spending on supplies, salary costs, contracts and services.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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