take-home pays

noun

plural of take-home pay
as in minimum wages

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  1. minimum wages
  2. wages
  3. salaries
  4. pays
  5. stipends
Noun
  • Over the years, advocates won eight-hour workdays, overtime pay and minimum wages.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Katie Wiseman While Labor Day is an enjoyable three-day weekend for many, minimum wages for employees remain low across the nation, including in Kentucky.
    — Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of minimum wages
Noun
  • The union’s foremost demand has been a contract that guarantees wages commensurate with the skyrocketing cost of living for a single adult New Yorker.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The next phase will hinge on whether collective bargaining and changes to the commercial relationships between brands and suppliers can move wages where voluntary factory-level programs have struggled to do so.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • The contracts negotiated with the UC do not mention different salaries for visa holders versus citizens.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • These benchmarks reflect projected starting base salaries for new hires, not raises for existing employees.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • Their co-pays went up, and their deductibles each increased by $2,000.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Neocloud CoreWeave gets the majority of its revenue from take-or-pays, according to an April 15 note from Morgan Stanley.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of pays
Noun
  • The state rejected items that could affect the budget, such as the union’s ask for a 20% raise spread across three years and stipends for those required to work in person.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Where possible, governments should provide stipends, child care, translation, disability access, and digital and in-person routes.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stipends
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“Take-home pays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pays. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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