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
The union is calling for an inflationary increase to wages effective July 1, while Cassellius has proposed delaying inflationary raises until January to save money.
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
While prices, wages, and consumer spending were rising, the area’s agricultural, manufacturing, and real estate sectors were weak.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
That wage base currently stands at $7,000 per year, but the LAO recommended increasing it to $46,800 to help reduce the state’s deficit.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
That’s particularly true for low-income households, which have seen their wages trail those of high earners in recent months, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
While prices, wages, and consumer spending were rising, the area’s agricultural, manufacturing, and real estate sectors were weak.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
That wage base currently stands at $7,000 per year, but the LAO recommended increasing it to $46,800 to help reduce the state’s deficit.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
That’s particularly true for low-income households, which have seen their wages trail those of high earners in recent months, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
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The documents show that after being sacked, Mandelson asked for a $732,000 payoff, the rest of his four-year salary.—
JILL LAWLESS AND BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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There are cash shortages, and the salaries for civil servants haven’t been paid out, even for many Houthi fighters.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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