wages

Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

Commodities are “part of the macro conversation, but holistically it’s not one hot price print that matters — it’s whether higher input costs translate into stickier prices, higher wages and firmer inflation expectations,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“There will be no effect on wages, but there will be less work being done.”

From Barron's

But the typical Victorian dandy was a young, often middle-class man, enjoying his wages and leisure before settling down.

From The Wall Street Journal

Layoffs and stagnant wages have a lot of white-collar workers feeling stuck.

From The Wall Street Journal

In smaller remote settlements, where wages are on average 50% lower, people bathe by hacking out chunks of ice to melt.

From The Wall Street Journal