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
Billionaires have long employed this strategy to avoid paying income tax—sometimes taking symbolic salaries or none at all—but using their enormous asset holdings as collateral to secure favorable loans that finance their lifestyle, avoiding selling any stock that would be considered taxable.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026
The minimum average salary will be $194,141, which is double Mecklenburg’s average wage of $90,706 as of January, according to state data.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Among the biggest pieces of the proposal is a massive increase to the league minimum salary.
—Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
That figure was below the median monthly salary of nearly $6,200.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026
The minimum average salary will be $194,141, which is double Mecklenburg’s average wage of $90,706 as of January, according to state data.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Among the biggest pieces of the proposal is a massive increase to the league minimum salary.
—Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
That figure was below the median monthly salary of nearly $6,200.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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This fosters wage growth, population inflows, investment and economic expansion.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Tony Payan, a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, said if labor shortages in the industry continue, construction companies will face cost overruns from delays or have to hike wages to attract workers from competing companies.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Players will have their agents on speed dial based on what happens at the end of the game, if those players have all got to take 40 or 50 per cent pay cuts.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Such a shift in views can perpetuate more inflation, especially if workers demand higher pay increases to offset expectations of more price hikes.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Even so, a homebuyer could use an adjustable mortgage, an interest-only mortgage or a permanent rate buydown to make the payment more affordable.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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However, with the first day of June landing on a Monday, payments will go out on a regular schedule, according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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