nominal wages
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of nominal wages
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The rolling three-month average showed a 3.6% increase in nominal wages for June, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
In his written testimony, he noted there’s been “solid growth” in nominal wages, which are not adjusted for inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 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
The railways have said they are willing to accept the board’s recommendations, which included increasing nominal wages by 22 percent over five years and largely maintaining the status quo for health insurance benefits.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
As, however, these boys brought home from fifty cents to a dollar per day, it was quite a difficult task to persuade them to give up this source of income for comparatively nominal wages.
From The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them by Brace, Charles Loring
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