wages

1. Payment for services to a worker, usually remuneration on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis.

Example Sentences

She said she had paid out wages that were more than half her weekly turnover, and electricity was £3,000 a month for a small shop.

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Kris Hamer, director of insight at the BRC, said: "With food inflation now outpacing wages, many families will be struggling with the rising cost of living."

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"It is painful to watch, especially knowing that even educated youth are forced to leave the country because wages here are far below what one needs to live with dignity," she said.

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Out of the 18 million young people of working age, only three million have jobs in the formal sector - meaning they get regular wages and pay taxes.

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With six children between the ages of nine and 20, she relies on the wages of two sons, but their salaries are not enough to cover the family's basic expenses.

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