Thesaurus results for PAY ENVELOPE

pay envelope

noun

Definition of pay envelope

as in salary

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services with this recession going on, workers shouldn't be expecting fatter pay envelopes

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Recent Examples of pay envelope Immigrant workmen gave up a pay envelope, schoolchildren put in pennies — upward of 150,000 people in all, each name and each donation noted by Pulitzer’s New York World, and almost each one under a dollar. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2021 Frustrated by the limits of collective bargaining, Reuther came to complain that bargaining, once so promising, had come to focus on just another nickel in the pay envelope. — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2019

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Torres and Ronald Araujo leaving (on loan to Liverpool) have left money in the club’s coffers and plenty of room for manoeuvre in terms of the wage bill, which was pushing the limits of La Liga’s salary regulations.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
That aligns with evidence that higher teacher salaries help attract and retain effective staff, making educator compensation one of the most important ways that additional education funding can improve student outcomes.

— Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of salary

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Additionally, those students received more than $5,000 in wages, with three to six of them earning summer employment.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
These included housing affordability relative to wages, average home value and the demand for homes compared to local supply.

— Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of wage

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However, Jaworski, who has donated plasma four times, says payment helps to ensure a sustainable supply of the raw material for lifesaving medicines.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Epic sued Apple after the iPhone maker removed Fortnite from the App Store, accusing the company of illegally controlling the way apps were distributed and payments were processed on iPhones.

— Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of payment

Noun

The team didn’t address the position in the draft or free agency, but the organization held on to tackle Cody Ford — who has lost 40 pounds — as a backup while giving him a pay cut.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Albany police said Gallimore has been suspended without pay while the outcome of administrative action against him remains pending.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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