wages
plural noun
us/ˈweɪ·dʒəz/themoneyearnedby anemployee,esp. whenpaidfor thehoursworked:
He wasnotoriousfor being anti-union and forpayinglowwages.
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wages
noun[plural]
HR,WORKPLACEuk/ˈweɪdʒɪz/us→wage
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The anti-inflation programme focussed on controlling nominalwagesand salaries.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The inflation rate increased faster, and soon realwagesfell.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These factories provided dormitories for the workers who sent back theirwagesto their families in the countryside.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By 2012,wageshave been cut to the level of the late 1990s.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The palace artisans'wageswere paid in gold coins.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, housing expenses in excess of thewagesor earnings from self-employment would not qualify.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the housing is paid for out ofwagespaid by the employer, this will meet the test.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Firms can not cutwagesuntil unemployment rises sufficiently (a coordination problem).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Even today his defenders insist he was a charitable man and a good employer, and that his workers received fairwages.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite reductions inwagesthere was a general decline in employment.
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