as in salary
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 wages
Employees, who receive excellent wages and benefits, often work there for years.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The union is striking for higher wages and benefits and hiring more employees to fill staffing shortages.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
In generic financial crises, that often appear quite suddenly, many individuals, businesses or governments cannot meet their financial obligations, whether payments of interest or principal on loans or simply paying for goods purchased or even wages due.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
The less glamorous side — the poop shoveled, the low wages — is rarely shown.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Sclerotic growth, stagnant real wages, and crumbling public services are generating profound dissatisfaction.
—Anand Menon, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
Private employers report wages quarterly for each employee, and based on that, pay a premium into a state fund that covers benefits.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Yet more than half of the revenue increase came from rising wages and realized capital gains, which, in turn, led to more income taxes paid to the Treasury.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Crowdfunding groceries is a last-mile solution in a system where wages, benefits, and public supports haven’t fully bridged the gap.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The union is striking for higher wages and benefits and hiring more employees to fill staffing shortages.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
In generic financial crises, that often appear quite suddenly, many individuals, businesses or governments cannot meet their financial obligations, whether payments of interest or principal on loans or simply paying for goods purchased or even wages due.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
The less glamorous side — the poop shoveled, the low wages — is rarely shown.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Sclerotic growth, stagnant real wages, and crumbling public services are generating profound dissatisfaction.
—Anand Menon, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
Private employers report wages quarterly for each employee, and based on that, pay a premium into a state fund that covers benefits.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Yet more than half of the revenue increase came from rising wages and realized capital gains, which, in turn, led to more income taxes paid to the Treasury.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Crowdfunding groceries is a last-mile solution in a system where wages, benefits, and public supports haven’t fully bridged the gap.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wages
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The district also seeks a maintenance and operations budget override of 15% for class sizes, alternative education programs, electives, teacher salaries, specialty schools, safety and support services and athletic programs.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The terms of Mike Hill’s contract will be honored, including a financial payout of his $420,000 base salary through June 30, 2030.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Fortune, cofounder and CEO Renaud Laplanche explained that Upgrade managed to thrive during a broader reckoning for neobanks because of product diversification and a focus on loans, which can offer a far greater margin than transaction payments.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Wages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wages. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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