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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 wages
Those factors include competition, the costs of ingredients, worker wages, management efficiency and disease outbreaks.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
In its lawsuit filed in February, the FTC alleged that a lack of competition would lead to higher grocery prices, reduce food quality and customer service and harm grocery workers who are pushing for better working conditions and wages.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Over the past decade, wages have risen by 51%, and the population has increased by 10%, according to the Census Bureau.
—Chris Dilella, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Workers at Volkswagen, Germany's largest employer, are on strike over the company's plans to cut wages, lay off employees and close factories in Germany.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
That adds up to a net inflation pressure from the wages side right at the Fed’s 2% goal.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Tavares also said because EVs were much more expensive than internal combustion engine vehicles, Europeans on average wages would be priced out of private transportation and this might spur social unrest.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
These programs were designed to provide refundable tax credits to businesses impacted by the pandemic and to support wages paid for employee leave due to illness or vaccination-related conditions.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
With fewer workers available, wages in the civilian economy rose sharply.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
In its lawsuit filed in February, the FTC alleged that a lack of competition would lead to higher grocery prices, reduce food quality and customer service and harm grocery workers who are pushing for better working conditions and wages.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Over the past decade, wages have risen by 51%, and the population has increased by 10%, according to the Census Bureau.
—Chris Dilella, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Workers at Volkswagen, Germany's largest employer, are on strike over the company's plans to cut wages, lay off employees and close factories in Germany.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
That adds up to a net inflation pressure from the wages side right at the Fed’s 2% goal.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Tavares also said because EVs were much more expensive than internal combustion engine vehicles, Europeans on average wages would be priced out of private transportation and this might spur social unrest.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
These programs were designed to provide refundable tax credits to businesses impacted by the pandemic and to support wages paid for employee leave due to illness or vaccination-related conditions.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
With fewer workers available, wages in the civilian economy rose sharply.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Wages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wages. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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