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the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
signed a contract for a new job with a salary of $60,000 per year
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Recent Examples of salary
There is no salary cap in the postseason, so Landeskog could rejoin the team during the Stanley Cup Playoffs without MacFarland needing to move anyone off the active roster.
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
The pros to keeping Parsons speak for themselves, but there is a con: Prescott, Lamb and Parsons, before what is safe to assume will be a large raise for the latter, already make up more than half of the team's salary cap.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Embiid is set to earn $55.2 million next year, $59.5 million in 2026-27 (or whatever 35% of the salary cap winds up being that season) and $64.3 million in 2027-28.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
In the category of salary percentage increase, ESADE weighed in with an impressive 173% increase over the average salary of an entering student.
—Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
The pros to keeping Parsons speak for themselves, but there is a con: Prescott, Lamb and Parsons, before what is safe to assume will be a large raise for the latter, already make up more than half of the team's salary cap.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Embiid is set to earn $55.2 million next year, $59.5 million in 2026-27 (or whatever 35% of the salary cap winds up being that season) and $64.3 million in 2027-28.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
In the category of salary percentage increase, ESADE weighed in with an impressive 173% increase over the average salary of an entering student.
—Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
Noun
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Contributing to the rise in poverty, the costs of five basic necessities — food, shelter, utilities, clothing and telephone and internet — outpaced wage increases and inflation in 2023, according to the report.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is despite average wage increases in the US of 30% since 2023 and entry-level pay rising 12%.—
Oliver Wyman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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That basic annuity is calculated using years of service and the highest average pay during three consecutive years of service, so even employees who are eligible for the program could end up with a lower-than-expected benefit if they are pushed out.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Organizing has allowed grad students, who can barely afford to live in many cities, to advocate for better pay and labor practices.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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In essence, the US government books cash that comes in via tax receipts as revenues ($4.9 trillion in 2024) and cash outlays for defense needs, social security payments and medical bills today as expenses ($7.4 trillion in 2024).—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In California, the maximum monthly payment for independent singles is $1,206.94, while independent couples and people with disabilities get up to $2,057 a month, the federal agency said.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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