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
This means the watchdog group will have to streamline some of its advocacy work, which has included calling attention to wage theft, urging greater accountability from brands for workplace accidents and demanding the release of activists jailed for organizing for better conditions.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 2 Feb. 2026
Around 44% of employers plan to roll out uniform, across-the-board wage bumps in 2026, according to a new Payscale report.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2026
In provinces with cheaper living costs, the monthly wage drops to just over $400.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Investors can get a pretty good report card on the consumer by looking at the job additions, unemployment rate, and average annual wage gains in the report.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 2 Feb. 2026
Around 44% of employers plan to roll out uniform, across-the-board wage bumps in 2026, according to a new Payscale report.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2026
In provinces with cheaper living costs, the monthly wage drops to just over $400.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Investors can get a pretty good report card on the consumer by looking at the job additions, unemployment rate, and average annual wage gains in the report.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wage
salary
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Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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That name change also came several months after Adtalem settled lawsuits with both the FTC and the Education Department over charges related to DeVry’s post-graduate job and salary claims.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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