money wages

British  

plural noun

1. Also called: nominal wages. economics wages evaluated with reference to the money paid rather than the equivalent purchasing power Compare real wages

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money wages

Except in the case of minimum-wage workers there is considerable evidence that most employer costs associated with health insurance are passed along to workers in the form of lower money wages.

From Newsweek ● Mar. 23, 2015

Workers bargain for money wages, and a reduction in their money incomes might leave total demand too low to employ all those willing to work.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2010

If corn or cotton becomes dearer, the wages of every workman are really lessened; because he can buy less corn or cotton with his money wages.

From Political economy by W. Stanley Jevons

For small money wages much of this labour could be attracted to the mills.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various

While the money wages have increased as we have seen, the hours of labor have diminished.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill