This page shows Wages in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like reward or consequence. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
Wages meaning
plural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV)
Synonyms of Wages
Example sentences (20)
CBS has made the move to help fill the gap in the fall schedule as a response to the writer's strike for fair wages.
A tight labour market must mean that employers are competing for workers and, in this environment, wages are escalating.
As prices have risen and wages mostly stagnated, working people are finding it challenging to make ends meet.
According to a source close to Phakaaathi, the sticking point lies in their inability to see eye-to-eye on fees and wages.
Built using a levy on miners' wages to replace the use of tin baths, it has been empty for decades and heavily vandalised.
Besse initially claimed she was wrongfully laid off and that her employer owed her $5,000 in unpaid wages and severance pay.
But when the economy strengthened and wages rose, the so-called “labor shortage” magically disappeared.
And to repeat a broader economic reality, a shortage of labour resulting in higher wages actually encourages greater productivity.
But despite falling union membership workers are demanding better, demanding respect and fair wages.
Almost half the states across the US saw their hourly minimum wages increase on January 1, 2023.
A three-year contract now signed stipulates a seven percent increase in actors’ minimum wages.
This can be attributed to lower real agricultural wages and lesser real wages for unskilled and skilled laborers.
Wages can increase by an increase in the capital used in paying wages, or by decrease in the number of workers.
On numerous occasions in the 1990s real wages decreased since nominal wages could not keep up with inflation.
Legal wages in these cases generally accounted for a larger portion of the income compared to untaxed wages.
DAC said the revenue it receives from USG is reimbursement for operating the facility, including staff wages and benefits, rent and utilities.
Some workers, most likely those whose previous wages were closest to the minimum, will enjoy higher wages.
But falling real wages in July adds to doubts over central bank projections that domestic demand can keep the country on a steady recovery path.
But lower prices, discounts, less optimistic consumer sentiment, and higher wages are likely to weigh on Walmart’s margins in the coming months.
But responding to the issue raised about the award said there was no requirement that the award must be specific or limited to retroactive wages.
Phrases with wages
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Common combinations with wages
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wages and 40×
- wages for 18×
- higher wages 17×
- wages in 14×
- real wages 14×
- the wages 13×
- and wages 12×
- wages of 11×
- wages are 8×
- on wages 8×
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