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
Catholic leaders such as Monsignor John Ryan turned Leo’s teaching into policy, including by writing one of America’s first minimum-wage laws.
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Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Now, with another Chancellor resigning, the Board of Regents must stop asking frontline educators at Charter Oak to accept below-minimum-wage compensation while executive instability continues to consume public and student dollars.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Real reform must address wages, enforcement, and Medicaid funding.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The wage increase is also set to impact the economy in rural areas more, where many workers’ wages are closer to minimum wage, compared to the high-earning workers in the DMV, Richmond, and Charlottesville areas.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
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Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Now, with another Chancellor resigning, the Board of Regents must stop asking frontline educators at Charter Oak to accept below-minimum-wage compensation while executive instability continues to consume public and student dollars.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Real reform must address wages, enforcement, and Medicaid funding.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The wage increase is also set to impact the economy in rural areas more, where many workers’ wages are closer to minimum wage, compared to the high-earning workers in the DMV, Richmond, and Charlottesville areas.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
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And most importantly, concerns that other organizations would use their spending to push for a salary tax in upcoming labor negotiations.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The annual operating budget of the district is $73 million, of which salaries and benefits are $53 million, according to the district.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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