pay envelopes

noun

plural of pay envelope
as in salaries
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services with this recession going on, workers shouldn't be expecting fatter pay envelopes

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  1. salaries
  2. wages
  3. payments
Noun
  • As for the college game, there is no public list of salaries so information is harder to pin down.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Last week, health workers at Bunia General Hospital, the region’s largest medical center, had already gone on strike over unpaid salaries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • Sudden closures and delays in wages and severance pay have also prompted street protests and clashes with authorities, with the minimum wage still a persistent flashpoint.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Businesses could also face higher borrowing costs which could lead to stagnant wages and pricier goods and services for consumers.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • Bitcoin Payments May Return Through Abstraction The mistake is assuming Bitcoin payments have to return in their original form to matter.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • For now, though, the team’s missing payments at the Coliseum could jeopardize their ability to finish out the 2026 regular season.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Definition of payments
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“Pay envelopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20envelopes. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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