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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Across the board, these nations are balancing economic needs with domestic labour concerns by linking work visas to salary levels, labour shortages, and long-term integration strategies.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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There is no real accountability for the city’s significant investment and minimal returns, no salaries tied to performance, no end in sight for the yearly step increases and cost-of-living adjustments for every employee in the district — bloated central office staff included.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Their goal was to handle all of shopping—from research to payment.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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But there is a drastic difference in the dollar amount of payments beneficiaries may receive depending on their start date.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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“Wages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wages. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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