as in wage
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
Pete Hegseth, the military veteran Fox News host and Trump pick to run the Pentagon, disclosed his salary at the cable news network as part of the next step in his confirmation process as a potential Cabinet official in the next administration.
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Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
After leaving the military, Jabbar obtained a job at Deloitte, earning a salary of roughly $120,000 per year.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
Two-way contracts pay players half of the NBA’s rookie minimum salary, which is about $579k this season.
—Tony East, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The money will pay salaries for civilian government and school employees, health care workers and first responders.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
After leaving the military, Jabbar obtained a job at Deloitte, earning a salary of roughly $120,000 per year.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
Two-way contracts pay players half of the NBA’s rookie minimum salary, which is about $579k this season.
—Tony East, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The money will pay salaries for civilian government and school employees, health care workers and first responders.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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While La Liga, the Bundesliga, and Serie A have a reasonably wealthy sub-elite outside the superclubs, who can afford to offer some players significant wages, French clubs lack that flexibility.—
Jacob Whitehead,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Over the past 45 years, the U.S. economy has doubled in size and American workers have grown 81% more productive while their wages have only grown 29%, according to the Economic Policy Institute .—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the University of Utah’s Han said data shows that there’s a strong correlation between teachers’ pay, teachers’ morale, and student performance.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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This is an in-office position that receives night shift differential pay.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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But that’s not what’s happening here; Trump is seeking a full withdrawal and a halt to all payments, which will put an appreciable dent in the agency’s budget.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Indiana House Bill 1448, authored by Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, addresses issues with supplemental payments that were added into state law during the 2019 session.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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