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 right-back still desires a fresh challenge, having wanted to leave during the summer, and getting his significant wages off the books would be beneficial.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The result will be potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in direct local revenue from the projects themselves, and even more money in direct and indirect economic benefits to the people of the county (through better jobs, higher wages, greater private investment and so on).
—Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Take, for example, a grocery store worker who makes $30,000 annually and a restaurant server making $10,000 in hourly wages and $20,000 in tips.
—Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
About 180,000 people work in New York’s fashion industry, which amounts to nearly $11 billion in total wages.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Types of income tax Individual income tax, also called personal income tax, is placed on a person's wages, salary and other forms of income.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Job openings rose to historic levels, unemployment fell to its lowest point since the late 1960s and wages grew at their fastest pace in decades as businesses competed for talent.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Drivers who didn't want to — or couldn't figure out how to — access their Branch accounts, the lawsuit says, would lose their Walmart delivery work and often the wages that had been deposited to those Branch accounts, too.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
On the first offence, they will be fined 10 per cent of their weekly wages, with an increase of 10 per cent following every subsequent occurrence.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The result will be potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in direct local revenue from the projects themselves, and even more money in direct and indirect economic benefits to the people of the county (through better jobs, higher wages, greater private investment and so on).
—Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Take, for example, a grocery store worker who makes $30,000 annually and a restaurant server making $10,000 in hourly wages and $20,000 in tips.
—Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
About 180,000 people work in New York’s fashion industry, which amounts to nearly $11 billion in total wages.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Types of income tax Individual income tax, also called personal income tax, is placed on a person's wages, salary and other forms of income.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Job openings rose to historic levels, unemployment fell to its lowest point since the late 1960s and wages grew at their fastest pace in decades as businesses competed for talent.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Drivers who didn't want to — or couldn't figure out how to — access their Branch accounts, the lawsuit says, would lose their Walmart delivery work and often the wages that had been deposited to those Branch accounts, too.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
On the first offence, they will be fined 10 per cent of their weekly wages, with an increase of 10 per cent following every subsequent occurrence.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wages
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To wit: If Anthony finishes first or second in Rookie of the Year voting, his salary from 2031-2033 goes up by $1 million each year, and the option increases by $2 million.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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McCarthy will receive $18.3 million while Robbins will be given $18.6 million, both payouts that will come in addition to the execs’ 2025 salaries.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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If the winner chooses the annuity, their average annual payment would drop from more than $20 million down to $12.7 million after applying taxes.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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From there, the scammer offers exclusive perks, VIP access, autographed gear, and even romantic promises in exchange for untraceable payments via cryptocurrency or gift cards.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Wages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wages. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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