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
Nike says its focus in collecting wage data has been on its biggest suppliers.
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Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
In total, there are around 200 volunteers and, unlike many Premier League clubs (the two from Manchester included), ‘little United’ have never had an issue paying match-day staff the living wage.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The college wage premium tends to grow over the course of a career.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
The deal secures a total wage boost of $12 per hour over the course of the three-year contract, free family health insurance, and a 400% increase in pension contributions, according to the union.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
In total, there are around 200 volunteers and, unlike many Premier League clubs (the two from Manchester included), ‘little United’ have never had an issue paying match-day staff the living wage.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The college wage premium tends to grow over the course of a career.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
The deal secures a total wage boost of $12 per hour over the course of the three-year contract, free family health insurance, and a 400% increase in pension contributions, according to the union.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
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The salary cap is projected to be $154.6 million next season with the luxury tax projected as $187.9 million, the first apron projected at $195.9 million and the second apron projected at $207.8 million.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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With a salary cap rising to $95.5 million for 2025-26, the Ducks enter the offseason with what CapWages estimates will be more than $39 million of cap space available for usage.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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