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
Year over year, older job-hoppers’ wage growth stayed flat or even declined, while stayers’ earnings increased.
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 30 May 2026
As overall inflation starts to outpace wages, many consumers are relying on credit cards and loans to cover their expenses and a growing number of workers are tapping their retirement savings for cash, recent data from Fidelity shows.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 May 2026
Paying prevailing wages would significantly increase operating expenses.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
To help cover the medical expenses and wage replacement for staff who get injured or sick on the job, CDCR requested an additional $100 million as part of the May revision.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 30 May 2026
As overall inflation starts to outpace wages, many consumers are relying on credit cards and loans to cover their expenses and a growing number of workers are tapping their retirement savings for cash, recent data from Fidelity shows.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 May 2026
Paying prevailing wages would significantly increase operating expenses.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
To help cover the medical expenses and wage replacement for staff who get injured or sick on the job, CDCR requested an additional $100 million as part of the May revision.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
Noun
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The Patriots currently have just over $37 million in salary cap space.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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That's the endless complaint from a number of uninformed fans, outside observers, certain media members and opposing owners happy to push for a salary cap to guarantee themselves more profits.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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