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
Inter Miami’s Club World Cup progress could effectively pay Messi’s wages for the year, but player bonuses for the entire roster for this tournament are capped at $1 million—something the Major League Soccer Players Association has campaigned to increase.
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Many constitutional scholars believe that the Nixon-era law, which limits the president's power to unilaterally wage war, violates Article 2, Johnson said.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 June 2025
Meanwhile, a single parent with three kids would need to earn an hourly wage of $80.28, MIT data showed.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Nearly two million student loan borrowers are at risk of having their wages garnished next month, credit-reporting agency TransUnion said on Tuesday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 June 2025
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Many constitutional scholars believe that the Nixon-era law, which limits the president's power to unilaterally wage war, violates Article 2, Johnson said.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 June 2025
Meanwhile, a single parent with three kids would need to earn an hourly wage of $80.28, MIT data showed.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Nearly two million student loan borrowers are at risk of having their wages garnished next month, credit-reporting agency TransUnion said on Tuesday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
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But using a trade exception, which allows a team to acquire a player in a trade even if their salary would otherwise put the team over the salary cap or the team is already over the salary cap, hard caps teams at the first apron.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Just this year, Marner will collect $9.45 million of the $15 million coming between the signing bonus and salary.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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