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
The arbitrator also ordered the city to pay Biscari back wages and benefits as well as the legal costs that Local 42 accrued in pursuing the grievance.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
As wages and transfer amortisation bills continue to rise, clubs are turning to player sales to reduce losses.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Best States to Work Index analyzes 27 policies across three categories — wages, worker protections and rights to organize — for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
Currently, wages up to $176,100 in 2025 are subject to Social Security payroll taxes.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In Years 2 and 3, apprentices attend community college classes and work more hours, with higher wages and more advanced training at Stadler.
—Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead, the company is shifting to the United Kingdom, where lower production costs, especially on wages and employee benefits, are giving studios more bang for their buck, according to the Daily Mail.
—Vanessa Countryman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
His office said the shows are projected to generate $714 million in qualified expenditures and $413 million in qualified wages across the Golden State.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Difficulty paying wages In his message to the corporation's thousands of employees, Maltsev said Energia is having difficulty paying wages and delivering the spacecraft and other products it is contracted to build.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
As wages and transfer amortisation bills continue to rise, clubs are turning to player sales to reduce losses.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Best States to Work Index analyzes 27 policies across three categories — wages, worker protections and rights to organize — for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
Currently, wages up to $176,100 in 2025 are subject to Social Security payroll taxes.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In Years 2 and 3, apprentices attend community college classes and work more hours, with higher wages and more advanced training at Stadler.
—Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead, the company is shifting to the United Kingdom, where lower production costs, especially on wages and employee benefits, are giving studios more bang for their buck, according to the Daily Mail.
—Vanessa Countryman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
His office said the shows are projected to generate $714 million in qualified expenditures and $413 million in qualified wages across the Golden State.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Difficulty paying wages In his message to the corporation's thousands of employees, Maltsev said Energia is having difficulty paying wages and delivering the spacecraft and other products it is contracted to build.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wages
Noun
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This provision prohibits salary-cap circumvention, meaning arrangements by teams to compensate players outside of their employment contracts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Workers injured on the job can receive regular payments based on their salary, plus coverage of medical bills to treat their injuries.—
TOM KERTSCHER,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The payment goes through my friend’s fiancé’s mother’s Tesla account, the poor woman accidentally footing the bill.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The state agency, which is in charge of the unemployment program, will be required to search its archives and locate the people denied benefits and obtain their payment information in order to send out unemployment benefits they were denied, according to the order.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Wages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wages. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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