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
According to a 2024 fact sheet from the American Immigration Council, a pro-immigration advocacy group, employers are required to attest through the Department of Labor that a prospective H-1B worker will not affect the wages or working conditions of similar American employees.
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Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
But as the battle to save Ransom wages on, a mysterious cowboy drifts into town, dredging up secrets from the past.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
This includes employers attesting, via the Department of Labor, that a prospective H-1B worker won’t affect wages and labor conditions of similar American workers, USCIS said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Should workers protest, slow down, or walk off the job for higher rates of pay, this will tend to alter the wage structure (including wages in kind).
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
But as the battle to save Ransom wages on, a mysterious cowboy drifts into town, dredging up secrets from the past.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
This includes employers attesting, via the Department of Labor, that a prospective H-1B worker won’t affect wages and labor conditions of similar American workers, USCIS said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Should workers protest, slow down, or walk off the job for higher rates of pay, this will tend to alter the wage structure (including wages in kind).
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
Noun
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Reynolds’ annual salary is more than $278,000.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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The decision followed months of criticism and over his salary and decision-making.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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