wages

Example Sentences

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If parents cannot arrange payments privately the CMS can take the money from wages, bank accounts, benefits or pensions.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

As nominal wages continue to increase, the middle class will make up an ever larger share of those who pay the net investment tax.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In addition, wages adjusted for inflation are running negative, which tends to weigh on consumer spending with a lags in the data.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In the U.S., tipped workers are guaranteed to earn at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour when their direct wages and tips are combined.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

There was plenty of war work on the mainland for both men and women at what seemed to us to be unbelievable wages.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson